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Turnera ulmifolia
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Family:
TURNERACEAE
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Citation: Turnera ulmifolia L., Sp. Pl. 271.1753; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 117. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 171. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 196. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 173. 1989; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 313. 2009.
Turnera angustifolia Mill., Gard. Dict. (ed.8) 2. 1768; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 192. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 206. 1994.
Turnera ulmifolia L. var. angustifolia (Mill.) Willd. ex Urban, Monogr. Turn. 141. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 523(369). 1919.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cheravathali, Chiravathali
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Sundrops, Yellow Alder
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Description:
Erect perennial shrubs upto 1 m tall; branchlets glandular-pubescent. Leaves 4-12 x 1.5-3.2 cm, lanceolate, base cuneate, decurrent and with 2 glands, margins irregularly crenate-serrate, apex acute to acuminate, more or less hairy on both sides; petiole 1-2.5 cm long. Flowers 3.5-4 cm across, axillary, solitary, homostylous; pedicel adnate to the petiole in the lower part, free above; bracteoles lanceolate, serrate, with 2 large marginal glands. Calyx densely appressed pubescent; tube 1-1.3 cm long, funnel-shaped; lobes 7-10 mm long , lanceolate. Petals yellow, c. 2 cm long, obovate, apex turncate. Ovary ovoid, pubescent, 1-celled; ovules many per cell; styles 3. Capsule 6-8 mm long, ovoid, hairy, 3-valved. Seeds many, elliptic, brown with white aril.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America
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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):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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:
Tellicherry, Kasaragod, Alleppey town
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