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Ziziphus xylopyrus
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Family:
RHAMNACEAE
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Citation: Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 1: 1104. 1798; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 636. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 221(158). 1918; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 101. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 121. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 111. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 148. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 70. 1999; Bhandari & Bhansali in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 243. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 69. 2002; P.V. Sreekumar & A.N. Henry in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 735. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 230. 2009.
Rhamnus xylopyrus Retz., Obs. Bot. 2: 11. 1781.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kotta
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Trees, to 12 m high, bark thin, brownish-grey, exfoliating in small scales; branchlets tomentose, sparsely armed. Leaves simple, alternate, 5-8 x 3-5 cm, ovate-oblong or suborbicular, apex obtuse, apiculate, base rounded, margin serrulate, glabrous above, tomentose beneath, coriaceous, 3-5-ribbed from base; petiole 5-12 mm, tomentose, slender; lateral nerves many, puberulent beneath, intercostae reticulate, faint; stipulate. Flowers bisexual, in axillary cymes, greenish-yellow, pubescent; peduncle 1.5 cm long. Calyx 5 lobed, 1.5 mm radiating. Petals 5, 2 mm, spathulate; disc 5 lobed. Stamens 5, filaments subulate. Ovary 3-celled, ovules solitary; styles 3; stigma trifid. Fruit a drupe, 1.5-2.5 cm across, globose, woody; seeds 3.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India, Nepal 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):
Green, 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:
Yes
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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:
Vellanimala, Samplampetty, Thellikkal, Kuchimudi, Kuruva Island, Baveli, Malampuzha, Nedumkayam, Kanjirakadavu
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