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Morinda reticulata
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Morinda reticulata Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 248. 1920 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 652(460). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 237. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 172. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 159. 1997; 433; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 307. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 154. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 333. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Mapoon Bush, Yellow-dye
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Description:
Large woody climbing shrubs. Leaves 6-12 x 2-4.5 cm, oblanceolate to linear-lanceolate, attenuate at base, caudate acuminate at apex, waxy shining above, lateral nerves 10-12 pairs; petioles to 6 mm long; stipules acute, connate. Flowers white in terminal umbellate heads; peduncle 1-2 cm. Calyx truncate, limb forming a ring. Corolla rotate; tube c. 1.5 mm long, very hairy within; lobes 4, oblong, recurred. Stamens 4, included. Stigma 2-fid. Syncarpium irregularly lobed, 0.5-1 cm diam., with prominent scars of calyx ring, orange; pyrenes many, bony, pyriform, triquetrous in viscous pulp.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-September
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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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):
Green, 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:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
200-850
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Localities:
Choodal, Kallar, Kulathupuzha, Kottayali, on way to Nilamel, Boneccord, Kottur R.F., Merchiston, Thenmalai, Bonaccord, Karamanayar region
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