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Tarenna canarica
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Tarenna canarica (Bedd.) Bremek., Feddes Repert. 37:208. 1934; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 237. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 246. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 363. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 452. 2009.
Pavetta canarica Bedd., For. Man. Bot. 134/8. 1872.
Webera canarica (Bedd.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 106. 1880.
Stylocoryne canarica (Bedd.) Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 635(448). 1921; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 144. 1988; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 270. 2005.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves simple, opposite, 8-24 x 2-7 cm, narrowly attenuate at base; nerves 10-12 , 1-1.5 cm apart. Flowers in lax terminal corymbs; bracts 0.15-0.25 cm long, subulate. Calyx tube 0.15-0.2 cm long. Corolla lobes 1-1.2 cm long, 0.4-0.6 cm wide, lanceolate. Berry subglobose, 1-1.2 cm diam., black on drying; seeds 2, subglobose, 0.5-0.8 cm diam.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Wayanad
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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:
600-750
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Localities:
Damsite, Mannarappara, Ambayathode, Suryakanthi, Bonaccord, Karamanayar region, Attayar
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