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Lycianthes laevis ssp. laevis
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Lycianthes laevis (Dunal) Bitter, Abh. Nat. Ver. Bremen 24: 484. 1920, ssp. laevis; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 276. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 191. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 315. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 320. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 243. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 26. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 315. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 219. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 71. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 271. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 105. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 211. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 476. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 349. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 569. 2009.
Solanum laeve Dunal, Solan. Synop. 22. 1816; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 231.1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 936(657). 1923.
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Description:
Subshrubs, often scandent; branches zig-zag, angular. Upper leaves often paired and unequal, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, to 18 x 6 cm, membranous. Flowers 2-5 in axils; pedicels ca. 8 mm long, enlarges in fruit to 1.5 cm. Calyx truncate or with subulate lobes. Corolla white with pale purple shades, 1 cm across. Berry globose, red, to 1 cm across; seeds angular.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India, Sri Lanka and Java
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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:
700-1820
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Localities:
Peechi, Pandimotta, Koruthode, Moozhiar, Karimala, Pooppara, Silent Valley R. F., Damsite, Pathenthode, Arampa, Vandalodu, Vellarimala, Bonaccord, Attayar, Chemungi, Athirumala, Pongalapara, Agasthymala peak
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