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Tarenna monosperma
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Tarenna monosperma (Wight & Arn.) N.P. Balakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 22: 175. 1980(1982); M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 247. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 25. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 240. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 170. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 353. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 190. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 163. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 363. 2002.
Stylocoryne monosperma Wight & Arn., Prodr. 401. 1834; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 635(448). 1921.
Webera monosperma (Wight & Arn.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 103. 1880.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kattukappi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs to 2 m high. Leaves to 18 x 6.5 cm, elliptic-oblanceolate, acuminate at apex; nerves 12-14 pairs, regular, petiole 1.5 cm long, stout. Cymes peduncled, to 15 cm across, corymbose. Flowers 3.5 cm long; calyx 3 mm long, hispid; corolla tube glabrous, white; style entire, hairy towards the base. Drupe 1 x 1 cm, globose, glabrous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur
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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:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
600-700
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kallar, Arjunankotta, Odamala, Orukomban, Pezha, to Kallar from Merchiston, Thalichola, Attayar, Karamanayar region, Bonaccord
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