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Rubus niveus
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Family:
ROSACEAE
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Citation: Rubus niveus Thunb., Diss. Rub. 9. t.1. f.3. 1813; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 442(313). 1919; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 173. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 154. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 178. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 32. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 173. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 130. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 124. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 114. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 343. 2009.
Rubus leucocarpus Arn., Nova Acta Phys. Med. Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol. Nat. Cur. 18: 16. 1834; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 66. 1998.
Rubus niveus Thunb. var. subglaber (Thw.) Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 442(313). 1919.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karimcheechi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Snowpeaks raspberry, Mysore raspberry
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Description:
Branches glaucous; prickles few, 6 mm long. Leaflets to 5 x 3 cm, elliptic, acute at either ends, subsessile, spinous-serrate, white-tomentose beneath, glabrous above; nerves 7 pairs. Racemes 2-3 together, axillary. Flowers pink, 6-8 mm across; bracts 4 mm long, lanceolate, entire; pedicels 1 cm long, slender, villous; sepals 6 mm long, lanceolate, united at base; petals 3 x 2 mm, obovate; ovaries densely pubescent. Drupe 2 x 1 mm, ovoid, acute, subglabrous
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in grasslands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China; in India temperate Himalayas and South India
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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, Rose
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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:
Karimala Hills, Mulangampetty, Kottamala, Karimala, Vattavada, on way to Brahmagiri, Devicolam, Chemungi, Ponmudi
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