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Plumbago zeylanica
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Family:
PLUMBAGINACEAE
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Citation: Plumbago zeylanica L., Sp. Pl. 151. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 480. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 744(524). 1921; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 156. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 237. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 219. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 260. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 228. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 262. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 273. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 199. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 389. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 219. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 177. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 176. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 400. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 489. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Koduveli, Kottuveli, Thumbakoduveli, Vellakoduveli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Ceylon leadwort, Lead wort, White leadwort, Wild Plumbago
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Description:
Erect subshrubs, sometimes subscandent; stem striate. Leaves 3-7 x 1.7-3.2 cm, ovate or elliptic-ovate, base shortly and abruptly attenuated into a short petiole, apex acute or subacute, somewhat glaucous beneath; petiole c. 1 cm long, amplexicaul at base and often auriculate. Flowers white, in elongate, terminal, often panicled racemes; rachis with sessile glands; bracteoles ovate, acuminate. Calyx 8-12 mm long, narrowly tubular, densely covered with stalked glands; lobes small. Corolla 1-1.6 cm across; tube c. 1.5 cm long; lobes obovate-oblong. Stamens 5; filaments c. 1.5 cm long. Ovary ellipsoid, 1-locular; stigma 5-fid. Capsule oblong, acute with 5 furrows.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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:
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Localities:
Alampetty, Chinnar, Thekkady, Thunakkadavu, Kannoth, Tirunalli, Sreekantapuram, Dhoni R. F., Kavundikal, Vandanam, Kalikavu, Thenmalai, Ariankavu
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