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Walsura trifolia
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Family:
MELIACEAE
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Citation: Walsura trifolia (A. Juss.) Harms in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. (ed.2) 19b1: 119. 1940; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 111. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 111. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 61. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 99. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 61. 1997; S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 522. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 61. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 64. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 59. 2002; N.C. Nair & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 666. 2005.
Heynea trifolia A. Juss., Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 19: 235. 1830.
Walsura piscidia Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 387. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 564. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 183(131). 1915.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kanchimaram, Perillapacha
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Small tress, bark brittle; branchlets pubescent. Leaves trifoliate, leaflets 4-8 x 3-4.5 cm, oblong, ovate-lanceolate, apex obtuse or emarginate, glossy below. Corymbs axillary or terminal; flowers white; calyx lobes 5, 1 mm, ovate, pubescent; petals 5, 3 mm, oblong, lanceolate; staminal tube pubescent, deeply lobed, lobes bifid; anthers between the teeth, exserted; ovary 2-celled, pubescent, stigma turbinate. Berry 2 x 1 cm, globose; seeds solitary.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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, Creamy
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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, Vellanimala, Kattalappara, Chinnar, Koruthode, Pooppara, Marayur, Aruvikkara, Vandalodu
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