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Embelia basaal
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Family:
MYRSINACEAE
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Citation: Embelia basaal (Roem. & Schult.) A. DC., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 131. 1834; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 753(529). 1921; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 184. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 178. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 406. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 404. 2009.
Ardisia basaal Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 4: 517. 1819.
Embelia viridifolia sensu (A. DC.) Clarke, Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 516. 1882, non Scheff.1867.
Choripetalum aurantiacum A. DC. in DC., Prodr. 8: 88. 1844.
Choripetalum viridiflorum A. DC. in DC., Prodr. 8: 88. 1844.
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Description:
Large woody climbers; stem warted with lenticels. Leaves 5-10 x 3-4.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate to elliptic-obovate, broadly attenuate at base, acute at apex, glabrous on both sides; petioles 1-1.2 cm long. Flowers in axillary and lateral racemes, 2.5-3 cm long. Bracts c. 0.1 cm long, triangular. Pedicels c. 1 mm long. Calyx tube small, 4-toothed, glandular without. Petals 1.5-2 mm long, ovate, punctate without. Stamens attached to petals; anthers yellowish white; filaments c. 2 mm long. Drupe c. 6 mm across.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests and grasslands, also in the sacred groves
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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):
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
900-1200
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Localities:
Rosemala, Pandimotta, Vellickal, Chathiyara, Athirumala
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