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Psychotria nilgiriensis var. astephana
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psychotria nilgiriensis Deb & Gangop. var. astephana (Hook. f.) Deb & Gangop., Taxon 31: 546. 1982; Deb & Gangop., J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 7, 87. 1989.
Psychotria congesta (Wight & Arn.) Hook. f. var. astephana Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 162. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 640(451). 1921.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Pavadakkambu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves opposite decussate, 5-8 x 2.5-3.5 cm, oblong to oblanceolate, nerves 10-12 pairs, 0.5 cm apart, base cuneate to attenuate; petiole 1-2 cm; stipules 4 x 3 mm. Cymes terminal, lax, 3.5-5 cm wide; peduncle to 2 cm. Calyx cupular to campanulate; lobed from below the middle. Corolla white, 7 mm wide; tube 4 mm, glabrescent within; lobes 4, each 3 x 2 mm. Stamens 4. Drupe 5 mm wide.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-September
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
Southern 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):
White, Green
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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