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Ixora elongata
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Ixora elongata Heyne ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 571. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 141. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 630(445). 1921; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 134. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 220. 1988; Tariq Husain & Paul, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 5, 147.1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 234. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 33. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 225. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 331. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 176. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 74. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 151. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 325. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 422. 2009.
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Description:
Large shrubs, young shoots glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, 12-15 x 3-6 cm, elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate, acute at both ends, chartaceous, glabrous, lateral nerves 12-15 pairs; petiole 1.5 cm long. Flowers in densely congested corymbs, peduncle to 15 cm long, sparsely pubescent. Calyx tube and lobes pubescent, lobes lanceolate. Corolla tube 1 cm long, lobes reflexed.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
700-1200
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Localities:
Peechi, Thekkady, Pezha, Orukomban, Meekara, Walakkad, Ambayathode, Chandanathode, Mukkali forests, Ampumala, Karuvarakundu, Muthappanpuzha, Athirumala
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