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Croton bonplandianus
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Croton bonplandianus Baill., Adansonia 4: 339. 1864; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 266. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 362. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 336. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 412. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 358. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 709. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 426. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 411. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 326. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 16. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 399. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 284. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 613. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 368. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 285. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 604. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 441. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 212. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 624. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 731. 2009.
Croton sparsiflorus Morong. in Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 7: 221. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1316(920). 1925.
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Description:
Herbs, young parts stellate-pubescent and viscous glandular. Leaves simple, alternate, 2-5 x 1-2 cm, ovate-lanceolate, apex gradually acute, base attenuate, margin faintly serrulate, densely stellate scaly on both sides when young, sparsely so below and glabrous above on ageing; petiole to 1.5 cm long. Racemes to 10 cm long; pedicels glandular on either side. Male flowers 3-4 mm across; perianth 2-seriate, greenish-white, outer c. 1 mm long, inner c. 2 mm long; stamens many. Female flowers few, towards base, 2.5-3 mm across; perianth 1-seriate, lobes 5; ovary subglobose, tomentose; style short; stigma 3, each forked to form 6 lobes. Capsule 5-6 mm across, ovoid, warty; seeds 3, globose, caranculate.
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Habit:
Herb
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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:
Degraded forest areas and roadsides
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Distribution:
Native of South America; now naturalised in Paleotropics
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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
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vazhani, Thenmala, Thekkady, Parambikulam, Adoor, Nileswar, Cannanore, Walayar, Vandanam, Vazhikadavu, Thenmalai, Kappukadu
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