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Pavetta siphonantha
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Pavetta siphonantha Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 133. 1850; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1878(1299). 1936; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 185. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 348. 2002.
Pavetta hispidula Wight & Arn. var. siphonantha (Dalz.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 151. 1880; Rout & Deb, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 41: 103. 1999.
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Description:
Glabrous shrubs. Leaves oblanceolate, obtusely acute, glabrous, except the midrib below; nerves 6 pairs, not prominent. Cymes 5-7 cm broad, branches and pedicels hispid. Flowers white, 13 mm long; calyx 2 mm long, sparsely hairy; corolla tube 10 mm long, glabrous, lobes 4 x 2.5 mm, obovate; style 2 cm long; stigma spoon-shaped. Fruits not seen.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-January
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Kannur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
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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
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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:
-500
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