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Jasminum calophyllum
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Family:
OLEACEAE
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Citation: Jasminum calophyllum Wall. ex A. DC. in DC., Prodr. 8: 310. 1844; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 602. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 791(556). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 159. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 237. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 402. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 238. 1998; P. S. Green, Kew Bull. 58: 280. 2003.
Jasminum courtallense Wight, Ic. t. 1252. 1848.
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Description:
Climbing shrubs; stems glabrous. Leaflets subequal, to 5 x 3.5 cm, ovate, membranous, glabrous; nerves 3 or 4 pairs; petiolules unequal. Cymes terminal, 3-4 cm long; peduncle short. Flowers white, few; pedicels to 5 mm long; calyx tube 2 mm long, 5-toothed, thinly hairy; corolla tube 8-12 mm long, lobes 5 x 3 mm, ovate, acute, glabrous.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1400-1800
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Localities:
Aruvioda, Athirumala, Agasthymala peak
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