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Grewia damine
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Family:
TILIACEAE
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Citation: Grewia damine Gaertn., Fruct. 2. 1791; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 118(84). 1915; P. Daniel & M. Chandra. in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 496. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 45. 1999.
Grewia salvifolia Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 329.1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:386.1874, p.p.
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets dark gray, young ones pubescent. Leaves 4.5 x 2 cm, ovate, elliptic, apex acute to acuminate, base cordate, margins finely serrate, glabrous above, finely tomentose below, base slightly oblique; petiole 7 mm, pubescent; stipules lanceolate. Flowers many, peduncles 3-5, axillary, 1.2 cm; bracts and bracteoles 1 cm, lanceolate; pedicels to 0.5 cm; sepals 7 x 1.5 mm, oblong, pubescent; petals 2 mm, oblong, entire, with a gland at base; stamens indefinite, unequal to 5 mm; torus 2 mm; ovary 4 mm, ovate, pubescent.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-September
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry low land areas
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Distribution:
South Asia and Tropical Africa
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Churullipetty
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