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Microtropis latifolia
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Family:
CELASTRACEAE
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Citation: Microtropis latifolia Wight ex Lawson in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 615. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 205(148). 1918; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 55. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 119. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 22. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 144. 1997; K. Ramam. in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 130. 2000; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 713. 2005.
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Description:
Small trees. Leaves simple, subopposite, 7-15 x 2.5-6.5 cm, ovate-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, x acuminate at apex, 7-15 x 2.5-6.5 cm, coriaceous, glabrous, rugulose above; lateral nerves obscure on both surfaces; petioles 6-7 mm long. Flowers sessile, clustered in axils of fallen leaves or solitary, yellowish white. Calyx 5-lobed, membranous at margin above, rugose outside. Petals obovate-cuneate, connate at base forming a ring. Stamens inserted at ring; filaments short. Ovary flask-shaped, furrowed. Capsules ellipsoid, narrow at base, 1.5-2 cm long, 1-seeded; seed oblong, rugose.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-April
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District(s):
Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur
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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):
Yellow, 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:
700-2000
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Localities:
Silent Valley R. F., Damsite, Nilikkal, Karuvarakundu
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