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Elaeagnus indica
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Family:
ELAEAGNACEAE
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Citation: Elaeagnus indica Serv., Bull. Herb. Boiss. ser.2, 8: 393. 1908; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1246(872). 1925; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 693. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 590. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 273. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 427. 2005.
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Description:
Woody climbers, densely covered with silvery scales, thorns axillary, straight, 1-2 cm long. Leaves simple, alternate, 9-14 x 6-7.5 cm, ovate, apex acute, glabrous above, silvery-white below; lateral nerves 5-7 pairs, indistinct. Flowers bisexual, 3-6 in axillary fascicles, pedicelled. Perianth greenish white, 1 cm long, urceolate, gamotepalous, lobes 4, ovate. Stamens 4, filaments free, broadened below, anthers transverse. Ovary 1-celled, inferior; ovule solitary; style filiform, stigma lateral. Nut 2.6 x 1.2 cm, covered with thickened perianth base, reddish, fleshy.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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, Creamy
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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:
Yes
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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:
Erumappara, Nadugani ghats, Thazhoor kadavu, Nedumkayam
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