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Schefflera stellata
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Family:
ARALIACEAE
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Citation: Schefflera stellata (Gaertn.) Harms in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 39.1894; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 570(402). 1919; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 216. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 143. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 302. 2002.
Heptapleurum stellatum Gaertn. Fruct. 2:472. t.178. 1791; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 730. 1879.
Hedera obovata Wight, Ic. t. 1011 & 1012. 1845.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kappamaram, Urumamkai, Uramkai
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Straggling shrubs. Leaves digitate; leaflets 3-5, 12 x 8 cm, obovate, apex emarginate or slightly obtuse; petiole 10-15 cm long, sheathing, petiolule to 5 cm. Panicles to 35 cm long; pedicels to 0.7 cm long; calyx tube united with ovary forming a rim; petals 7-8, 3 x 1.5 cm, triangular; stamens 7-8, filaments 1.5 mm; anthers 1.5 mm; ovary seated in the calyx cup; ovary 7-8 celled. Drupe globose.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-July
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Along banks of streams in evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Green, Yellow
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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:
1000-1800
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Localities:
Churullipetty, Chemungi, Agasthymala peak
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