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Ziziphus rugosa
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Family:
RHAMNACEAE
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Citation: Ziziphus rugosa Lam., Encycl. 3: 319. 1789; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 636. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 221(158). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 67. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 117. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 102. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 58. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 101. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 121. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 119. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 69. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 12, 25, 31; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 110. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 69. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 65. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 148. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 72. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 70. 1999; Bhandari & Bhansali in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 241. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 68. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 166. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 132. 2005; P.V. Sreekumar & A.N. Henry in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 734. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 175. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Juli, Kottamullu, Malamthudali, Thodali
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Scandent shrubs, thorns, recurved. Leaves simple, alternate, 9-12 x 4-7 cm, ovate-orbicular, apex acute, base unequally cordate, fulvous-tomentose beneath, coriaceous, crenulate; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers 6-20 together; subsessile, 5 mm across; sepals densely tomentose outside; disk flat, glabrous; ovary densely tomentose, 2-celled; styles 2, curved. Drupe to 1.3 cm, globose, white, glabrous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar
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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, 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:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-1800
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Localities:
Sholayar, Vellanimala, Moolakkayam, Palapetty, Koruthode, Kumarikulam, Vengoli, Silent Valley R. F., Damsite, Moozhiar, Begur, Tolpetty, Taliparamba, Ayyappankovil, Karivara slopes, Kolipara river bank, Braemore, Angadikkal, Kanjirakadavu, Thenmalai, Ett
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