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Pouzolzia bennettiana var. acuta
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Family:
URTICACEAE
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Citation: Pouzolzia bennettiana Wight var. acuta (Wight) C.E.C. Fisch. in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1385(969).1928; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 74. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 293. 1999.
Pouzolzia acuta Wight, Ic. t. 2092. 1853.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Naralikola, Serathandan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves to 12 x 3 cm, ovate, lanceolate, long acuminate, base obtuse, tri-nerved; petiole to 1.5 cm, stipules 1.5 cm, broadly ovate, bifid at apex, 2-nerved. Flowers in axillary clusters, sessile; tepals 2 mm, ovate, oblong; stamens 5, filaments 2 mm.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India 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):
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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:
Pothumala
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