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Orophea thomsonii
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Family:
ANNONACEAE
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Citation: Orophea thomsonii Bedd., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 5. 1846 & Madras J. Lit. Sci. (n.s.) 6: 72. 1861 & Ic. t. 68. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 91. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 24(17). 1915; Kebler, Blumea 33: 66. 1988; Debika Mitra in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 228. 1993; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 29. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 32. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 4. 2002.
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Leaves 5-7 x 3.5 cm, ovate-oblong, apex obtusely acuminate, base acute, glabrous except on midrib beneath; petiole very short. Flowers creamy white, solitary or in few flowered cymes, peduncle very short; outer petals strigose, inner pubescent inside, nectaries oblong, horizontal; stamens 10-12; carpels 5 or 6. Fruitlets 8 mm across, globose, stalked.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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):
White, Yellow
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vazhani, Karimala, Ayyappankovil, Thuthampara, Pothundy-Kaikatty
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