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Psychotria nigra var. peninsularis
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psychotria nigra (Gaertn.) Alston var. peninsularis (Hook. f.) Deb & Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 7, 51. 1989; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 25. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 155. 1999.
Psychotria thwaitesii Hook. f. var. peninsularis Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 162. 1880.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves to 10 x 4 cm, obovate, apex shortly acuminate, base attenuate, nerves ca. 15 pairs, coriaceous; petiole 1.5 cm, stipules pectinate. Cymes terminal, umbellate, to 4 cm. Fruit 6 x 4 mm, ovoid; seeds plano-convex, smooth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-February
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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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):
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:
Olikkudy
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