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Pavetta indica var. tomentosa
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Pavetta indica L. var. tomentosa (Roxb. ex J. E. Smith) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 150. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 633(446). 1921; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 174. 1995; Rout & Deb, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 41: 128. 1999.
Pavetta tomentosa Roxb. ex J. E. Smith in Rees, Cyclop. 26:52.1813; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1879(1301). 1936; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 146. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 217. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 202. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 230. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 200. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 345. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 242. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 242. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 12. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 233. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 345. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 185. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 82. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 159. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 348. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 262. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 362. 2009.
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets glabrescent. Leaves 13-16 x 7-9 cm, obovate or oblanceolate, apex acuminate, base acute, glabrescent in both surface; petiole to 2 cm. Cymes corymbose, axillary and terminal; calyx ca 3 mm, lobes obovate; stamens 4; ovary 2 mm, style ca 3 cm. Berry 6 mm across, subglobose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-June
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India and Indo-China
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
30-2600
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Localities:
Peechi, Kottamalapallam, Velayudhankayi, Vengoli, Karimala, Moozhiar, Tolpetty, Taliparamba, Attapady block-Mukkali, Malampuzha, Kaikatty forests-Pothundy, Walayar, Boneccord, Kottur R.F., Thazhakkara, Vadapuram, Kulathupuzha, Vellarimala, Kottur, Karama
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