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Lepisanthes senegalensis
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Family:
SAPINDACEAE
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Citation: Lepisanthes senegalensis (A.Juss. ex Poir.) Leenh., Blumea 17: 85. 1969; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 76. 1999; P.C. Pant in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 371. 2000.
Sapindus senegalensis A.Juss. ex Poir. in Lam., Encycl. 6: 666. 1805.
Aphania bifoliolata (Thw.) Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Koenigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Muenchen 8: 238. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 251(179). 1918.
Sapindus bifoliolatus (Thw.) Hiern in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 684. 1875.
Nephelium bifoliolatum Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 57. 1858.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Eekkoli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Small trees. Leaflets to 11 x 2 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex obtuse or emarginate, coriaceous, nerves faint. Panicles terminal, rarely axillary; flowers polygamo-dioecious, irregular, male flowers -sepals 5, 2 + 3, 2 mm, ovate, dissimilar; petals 5, 3 mm, obovate, ciliate, with a rim of hairs at base; stamens 7-8, 2 mm, disc unilateral, female flowers-ovary 3-celled, style 2 mm.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-June
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and Africa
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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):
Creamy, 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:
Palapetty, Chinnar
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