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Manihot carthaginensis ssp. glaziovii
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Manihot carthaginensis ssp. glaziovii (Muell-.Arg.) Allem, Novon 11: 160. 2001.
Manihot glaziovii Muell.-Arg. in Mart., Fl. Bras. 11: 471. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1346(942). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 259. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 440. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 422. 1994; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 631. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 459. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 230. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 643. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 756. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kattu-rubber
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Ceara rubber tree
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Description:
Trees; bark pinkish grey to dark brown; scaly. Leaves peltate; lobes 3 or 5, 10-30 x 6-15 cm, broadly elliptic to obovate, apex acute, dark green above, pale bluish green below; petiole to 32 cm long. Inflorescence lax, usually single or few together. Male flowers: perianth divided to more or less halfway, greenish white to dark purplish inside at base; filaments white; anthers yellow. Female flowers: Perianth green tinged with reddish; ovary smooth. Capsule c. 3 cm across, globose, warty, without wings. Seeds c. 12 mm long; caruncle yellow.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-January
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Often grown along fences
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Distribution:
Native of Brazil; introduced in 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):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
Karulai, Pandanad
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