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Rubus ellipticus
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Family:
ROSACEAE
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Citation: Rubus ellipticus Smith in Rees, Cyclop. 30: Rubus. n.16. 1815; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 336. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 441(313). 1919; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 98. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 25, 38; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 66. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 248. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 129. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 124. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 53. 2000; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 342. 2009.
Rubus gowreephul Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 517. 1832.
Rubus wallichianus Wight & Arn., Prodr. 298. 1834.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cheemullu, Mullippazham
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Yellow himalayan raspberry
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Description:
Ramblers; stems covered with red bristles; prickles recurved. Leaves alternate; leaflets 5 x 5 cm, obovate to orbicular, serrulate; hispid below; nerves 7 or 8 pairs, spiny below; petiolule 5 mm long. Panicle axillary or terminal, fulvous tomentose; bracts 5 mm long, ovate, acute. Flowers white; pedicels 1 cm long, villous. Sepals 6 x 4 mm, ovate, acute, united at base, pubescent. Petals 7-8 mm long, obovate; torus densely villous; ovaries glabrous. Drupes 1.5 mm across, glabrous, deep red.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Kozhikkode, Wayanad, Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
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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:
-1840
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Localities:
Mavelikkudy, Uppermanalar, Aruvikad, below Poochapara, Old Devicolam, Nadugani ghats, Vellarimala
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