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Decalepis arayalpathra
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Family:
PERIPLOCACEAE
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Citation: Decalepis arayalpathra (J. Joseph & V. Chandras.) Venter, Taxon 46: 712. 1997.
Janakia arayalpathra Joseph & Chadras., J. Indian Bot. Soc. 54: 309. 1978; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 302. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 456. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Amruthapala
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Woody shrubs. Root tuberous, strongly smelling. Stem, petioles and leaves reddish brown. Leaves resembling that of Ficus religiosa 4-6.5 x 2-3.5 cm, ovate, apiculate at apex, round to broadly attenuate at base, entire or slightly wavy on margins; vein reticulations prominent on lower side; petioles 2.5-3 cm long. Flowers small in axillary cymes. Peduncles slender, 2-3 cm long. Calyx campanulate; tube c. 0.1 cm long; lobes 5, 0.05-0.1 cm long, ovate. Stamens 5. Carpels 2, apocarpous; ovules many in each carpel; stigma 5-angled. Follicles linear, 3-3.5 cm long, 0.5-0.6 cm diam.; cylindric, tip tapering. Seeds many, 0.5-0.6 cm long, 0.25-0.3 cm wide, laterally compressed, winged on margins; wings variously curved; coma of white silky hairs 1.5-1.8 cm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-September
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Along the slopes of grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Critically Endangered (CR)
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Altitude:
600-1200
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Localities:
Kurisumala, Kurisimala, Boneccord, Kurisumala
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