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Pittosporum dasycaulon
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Family:
PITTOSPORACEAE
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Citation: Pittosporum dasycaulon Miq., Anal. Bot. Ind. 3: 5. 1852; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 199. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 55(40). 1915; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 63. 1990; M.P. Nayar & G.S. Giri in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 442. 1993; N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 284. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kasumaram
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Small tree; young branches densely tomentose. Leaves cuneate at base, entire at margin, acute at apex; Petioles 8-18 mm long, puberulous. Inflorescences terminal or pseudoterminal umbelled or racemose, densely brownish tomentose. Sepals 2-3 x ca 1 mm, tomentose. Petals oblong, 10-12 x 2-2.5 mm, yellow. Filaments 6-7 mm long; anthers ca 2 mm long. Ovary ca 3 mm long, tomentose; style 4-5 mm long, glabrous. Capsules globose, 8-10 mm, woody; seeds 4-6, blackish pink.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola 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):
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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ayyappankovil, Karappa
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