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Lasianthus oblongifolius
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Lasianthus oblongifolius Bedd., Ic. t. 11. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 183. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 646(456). 1921; Deb & Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 15: 293. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 236. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 157. 1997; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 294. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 330. 2002.
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Description:
Erect shrubs, branches glabrous. Leaves oblong, caudate-acuminate, base obtuse, slightly unequal sided, glabrous except the hairy veins beneath, transverse nervules very prominent, to 15 x 4 cm. Bracts small, villous. Calyx lanceolate, strigose. Berry tomentose, globose 1.3 cm across, surface pitted when dry.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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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):
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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:
Critically Endangered (CR)
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Altitude:
500-1000
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Localities:
Kallar, Boneccord, Attayar, Karamanayar region
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