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Dodonaea viscosa
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Family:
SAPINDACEAE
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Citation: Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. 19. 1760; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 697. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 253(181). 1918, var. angustifolia (L. f.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 1: 476. 1863; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 72. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 124. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 111. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 125. 1994; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 70. 1998; P.C. Pant in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 361. 2000; P. Singh & E. Vajr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 777. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 243. 2009.
Dodonaea angustifolia L. f., Suppl. Pl. 218. 1781; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 149. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 78. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 76. 1999.
Ptelea viscosa L., Sp. Pl. 118. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Aattotta, Vrali, Krali, Unnatharuvi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Hopseed bush, Switch sorrel
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Description:
Shrubs to small sized trees, up to 4 m tall; branches terete, often angled; young parts scurfy puberulous. Leaves alternate, 1-8 x 0.2-1.5 cm, oblanceolate-obovate or broadly elliptic, subacute or shortly apiculate or sometimes notched, abruptly tapering towards the basal end, viscid, with shining yellowish resinous exudation. Inflorescence panicled cymes, up to 7 cm long, lateral nerves up to 35, looping. Flowers greenish yellow. Sepals oblong. Anthers oblong-linear. Capsules membranous, compressed, up to 1.5 cm long, notched at apex and base, 2-3-winged, 1-2-seeded; seeds black.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-May
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Shola, evergreen and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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):
Green, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Alampetty, Vellimala, Munnar, Vattavada, Varkala
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