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Rubus indicus
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Family:
ROSACEAE
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Citation: Rubus indicus Thunb., Diss. Rub. 5 & 7. 1813; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 169. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 153. 1989; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 130. 1998.
Rubus wightii Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 440(312). 1919; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 191. 1990.
Rubus rugosus sensu Wight, Ic. t. 225. 1839, non Smith 1815.
Rubus moluccanus sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 330. 1878, p.p., non L. 1753.
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Description:
Stems densely tomentose. Leaves to 13 x 10 cm, shallowly 5-lobed, cordate at base, spineus-toothed, minutely rugose above, densely white-tomentose below; nerves prickly below; petiole 5 cm long. Flowers axillary or terminal, densely tomentose; bracts 10 x 6 cm, obovate, pedicels 8 mm long; sepals 10 x 5 mm, united below; petals obovate, white; ovary densely hairy. Drupe 2 x 1 mm, yellow, glabrous
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October
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District(s):
Kottayam, Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded 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):
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:
Uppupara, Aruvampara
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