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Utleria salicifolia
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Family:
PERIPLOCACEAE
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Citation: Utleria salicifolia Bedd. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 7. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 827(581). 1923; Sasidh. & Swarup., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 18: 636. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 198. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mahalikizhangu
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Subshrubs. Leaves to 15-19 x 2-3 cm, linear-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base acute, crowded at the end of branches. Cymes dichotomous, axillary; peduncle 4.5-6 cm; bracts linear-lanceolate, ca 3 mm. Flowers ca 6 mm across; pedicel to 4 mm; calyx lobes ca 2 mm, glandular; corolla rotate, 2 mm, lobes ovate; corona scales 5, rounded; stamens inserted at base of the corolla tube, anthers ovate; ovary oblong. Mericarps divaricate, lanceolate, to 5 cm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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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):
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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
600-1750
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Localities:
Thoothanppara, Nelluyampathy forests
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