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Hydnocarpus macrocarpa
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Family:
FLACOURTIACEAE
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Citation: Hydnocarpus macrocarpa (Bedd.) Warb. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 21. 1893; R.L. Mitra in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 421. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 61. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 45. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 27. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 59. 1997; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 199. 2000; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 124. 2009.
Asteriastigma macrocarpa Bedd., For. Man. Bot. t. 266. 1873 & Ic. t. 242. 1868-1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 52(38). 1915.
Taraktogenos macrocarpa (Bedd.) Balakr., Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67: 57. 1970; N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 280. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Malamkummatti, Malamarotti, Vellananku
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Evergreen trees, to 20 m tall. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 10-25 cm, slender, grooved above, pubescent when young; lamina 13.5-30 x 4.5-10 cm, broadly oblong, base acute, obtuse or subtruncate, unequal side, apex obtusely acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 6-7 pairs, pinnate, prominent, intercostae scalariform, prominent. Flowers polygamous, white in axillary fascicles or on old branches; sepals 4, imbricate; petals 12-16, greenish-yellow with 3-lobed scales at the base inside; stamens many; ovary sessile, 1-celled; stigmas 6, bilobed. Fruits a berry, 12-15 cm across, globose, dark brown, woody; seeds many, angular.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-May
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kollam, Ernakulam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
White
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
500-1500
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kallar, Choondippara, Munnar, Ponmudi, Merchiston, Ampumala, Karuvarakundu
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