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Viscum orientale
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Family:
VISCACEAE
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Citation: Viscum orientale Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 737. 1805; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 224. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1258(880). 1925; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 401. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 317. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 13,19. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 388. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 276. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 360. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 275. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 277. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 430. 2005; Sanjai & Balakr., Rheedea 16: 100. 2006; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 713. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Itthilkanni
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves opposite, 8 x 3 cm, spathulate, apex acute, entire to minutely crenate, basally 3-5 nerved, coriaceous; Flowers axillary in triads, lateral flowers male and central flowers female; bracts 1.5 mm, ovate; male flowers- perianth lobes 4, 1 mm, ovate; stamens 4; female flowers- tepals 4, 1 mm, ovate; ovary 0.6 mm, stigma rounded. Berry 0.6 x 0.5 mm, obovoid, acute at both ends.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Wayanad, Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and Australia
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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:
Yes
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Mangavada, Thekkady, Vengoli, Thannithode, Mannarappara, Kottur R.F., Thenmalai
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