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Polygala arillata
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Family:
POLYGALACEAE
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Citation: Polygala arillata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 199. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 200. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 58(41). 1915; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 74. 1984; R.N. Banerjee in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 457. 1993; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 38. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 64. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 20. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 24. 1999; R.N. Banerjee & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 291. 2005.
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Description:
Shrubs to 1.5 m high. Leaves simple, alternate, 17 x 5 cm, elliptic, acuminate at apex, acute at base; nerves to 15 pairs; petiole 1 cm long. Racemes to 10 cm long. Flowers yellow; pedicels 5 mm long. Outer sepals 5 x 4 mm, ovate, obtuse; inner 14 x 8 mm, oblong, emarginated. Petals 14 mm long, crest dichotomous; wings decurrent at base. Capsule 8 x 14 mm long, compressed, glabrous, striate; seeds oblong 7 x 4 mm, biconvex; caruncle reddish.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Kannur, Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and 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):
Yellow
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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:
Olikkudy, Inchippara, Vattavada, on way to Umayar
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