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Saprosma corymbosum
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Saprosma corymbosum (Bedd.) Bedd., For. Man. Bot. 134/12. 1872; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 194. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 649(458). 1921; Vajr. & Rathakr., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 307. 1982; Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 15: 82. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 245. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 167. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 357. 2002.
Serissa corymbosa Bedd., Ic. t. 17. 1868-1874.
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Description:
Large shrubs, branchlets angular, glabrous. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base cuneate, with offensive smell when bruised, to 12 x 4 cm. Flowers white, 3 mm long, in terminal and axillary corymbose cymes. Calyx glabrous outside and tomentose within. Corolla mouth densely wooly.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-May
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen 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
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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:
850-1800
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Localities:
Pandimotta, Chemungi, Chemungi, Athirumala, Agasthyamala
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