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Grewia flavescens
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Family:
TILIACEAE
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Citation: Grewia flavescens Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 91. 1804; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 119(85). 1915; P. Daniel & M. Chandra. in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 498. 1993; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 107. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 45. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 36. 2002; P. Daniel in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 486. 2005.
Grewia carpinifolia sensu Mast. in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 387. 1874, non Juss. 1804.
Vincentia flavescens (Juss.) Burrett, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem. 9: 648. 1826.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chathurakall, Shenkadasi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs; branchlets pubescent. Leaves 9 x 4 cm, elliptic, stellately pubescent above, tomentose below, margins finely serrate, apex acute, base obtuse, truncate, transverse nerves parallel, somewhat broader above the middle, then abruptly acute; petiole to 0.5 cm; stipules to 1 cm, linear, pubescent. Flowers axillary, peduncles many in the axils, as long as the petiole; bracts ovate, puberulus; sepals 1.3 cm, oblong, acute; petals 1 cm, with a gland at the base; stamens many, to 10 mm; torus to 2 mm; ovary 2 mm, hirsute, style 1.5 cm.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India 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:
Chinnar, Chellimala, Kuchimudi, Nadugani ghats
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