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Lasianthus parvifolius
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Lasianthus parvifolius Wight, Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 6: 512. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 186. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 647(456). 1921; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 179. 1998.
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Description:
Shrubs; branchlets adpressed hairy. Leaves 7-9.5 x 3.5-5.5 cm, obovate, acute, cuspidate at apex, glabrous, coriaceous; nerves 5 pairs, prominent, nervules forked; margins recurved; petiole 1 cm long; stipule 7 x 4 mm, oblong, obtuse, villous within, margins fimbriate. Flowers 3-5 together, sessile; calyx teeth triangular, ciliate.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-May
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District(s):
Idukki
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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):
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:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Mlappara
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