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Rubus fairholmianus
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Family:
ROSACEAE
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Citation: Rubus fairholmianus Gard., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 8: 6. 1847; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 441(312). 1919; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 99. 1988; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 206. 2005.
Rubus moluccanus sensu Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 330. 1878, p. p., non L. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Erumacheechi, Vettilamullu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Branchlets fulvous tomentose; prickles slightly recurved. Leaves ovate, 6-11 by 5.5-10.5 cm, 9-12-lobed, lobes acute, base cordate, margin irregularly serrate, upper surface rugose, lower surface white-tomentose, basally 5-nerved, coriaceous. Racemes about 10 cm long; bracts broadly ovate, shallowly laciniate. Flowers about 2 cm across; calyx cupular, lobes lanceate; petals broadly ovate, margins crispate. Fruits reddish.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
Pink
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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:
Sispara, Kakki hills
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