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Ochroma pyramidale
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Family:
BOMBACACEAE
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Citation: Ochroma pyramidale (Cav.) Urban, Feddes Repert. 5: 123. 1920; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 67. 1988; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 65. 1996.
Bombax pyramidale Cav., Diss. 5: 294. 1788.
Ochroma lagopus Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 98. 1788; S.K. Srivastava & K. Vivek. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 449. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Balsa
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Description:
Tree, 15-18 m tall. Leaves angled or 5-7 lobed, cordate, broad at base, nearly entire or dentate at margin, mucronate or obtuse at apex, 10-20 x 8-20 cm, glabrous above, puberulous beneath; lateral nerves 6 or 7 pairs, prominent; petioles 4-10 cm long, puberulous. Flowers large, terminal, pale yellow. Calyx 5-lobed with ovate or rounded lobes, 5-7 cm long, silky-pubescent on both sides, subtended by a caducous involucre. Petals obovate, wavy, 8-11 cm long, extending beyond column of stamens, yellowish white or brown. Staminal column 5-lobed with anthers above. Stigma 5, exserted. Capsules elongate, 6-8 cm long, 5-valved with reddish brown wool inside.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-June
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District(s):
Thrissur, Kannur, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Tropical America
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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
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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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