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Pemphis acidula
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Family:
LYTHRACEAE
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Citation: Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl. 34. 1775; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 573. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 511(361). 1919.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cheruthalam
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves opposite, 1.5-3 x 0.7- cm, oblong-obovate, obtuse at apex, acute to cuneate at base, clothed in pale prostrate hairs on both the surfaces; lateral nerves 3-5 pairs, inconspicuous; petiole 2-3 mm long, grooved on the upper side. Flowers axillary, solitary; hypanthium 3-4 mm long, longitudinally ribbed, lobes 6, alternating with 6 small appendages. Petals 4-5 mm long, pink, obovate, wrinkled. Stamens 12, alternately long and short. Ovary 3-locular at the base and 1-locular towards the apex. Stigma globular. Fruits 5-6 x 4-5 mm, nearly globose, circumciss, calyx lobes and style persistent; seeds numerous, about 3 x 2 mm, angular-cuneate, margined.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Mangroves and swampy areas
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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):
Pink
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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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