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Mallotus resinosus var. stenanthus
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Mallotus resinosus (Blanco) Merr. var. stenanthus (Muell.-Arg.) Susila & N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 150. 2007.
Mallotus stenanthus Muell.-Arg., Linnaea 34: 191. 1865; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 437. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1322(925). 1925; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 252. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 434. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 287. 1999.
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Description:
Large shrub; branchlets flattened upwards. Leaves 9-15 x 3.5-7 cm, obovate, elliptic, apex acuminate, base cuneate, crenate on upper half, glands 2 at base; petiole to 1.5 cm. Spikes axillary and terminal, to 8 cm; male flowers-tepals 4, 2 mm, oblong; stamens 20-30, filaments of various length, basally connate; female flowers 1.5 mm across. Capsule 4 mm across, glandular, with conical spines.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-August
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Banks of streams
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
Yellow, Creamy
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Alampetty, Pallippara, Champakkad, Punnamala, Mukkali forests
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