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Jasminum cuspidatum
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Family:
OLEACEAE
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Citation: Jasminum cuspidatum Rottl., Ges. Naturf. Fr. Ber. n. s. 4: 192. 1803; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 236. 1989; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 238. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 185. 1999; P. S. Green, Kew Bull. 58: 292. 2003; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 509. 2009.
Jasminum rigidum Zenk. Pl. Ind. 5. t. 6. 1835; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 598. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 790(555). 1923.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Urumikol
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect shrubs; stem subscandent, glabrous. Leaves 4-6 x 2-3 cm, lanceolate, rounded at the acute apex, round at base; nerves from the base and from midrib, distinct below; petiole 2-3 mm long. Cymes terminal or axillary, lax; peduncle 5-10 cm long, glabrous; bracts 1-2 mm long, subulate. Flowers 3-5 together; pedicel 5 mm long, stout; calyx tube 2 mm long, campanulate, glabrous, lobes 6 mm long, narrow; corolla tube 2-2.5 cm long, lobes 1.5-1.7 cm long, oblong, acute. Berry 8 x 7 mm, ovoid, glabrous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
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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:
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Localities:
Olikkudy, Deviar
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