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Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb
Synonym
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Myrobalanus laurinoides |
Family
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Solanaceae
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Local name
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English - Bird Chilli
Malayalam - Kantharimulaku
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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Throughout the year
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Distribution
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Tropical America
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Distribution
in Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Cultivated
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IUCN Status
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Least Concerned
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Uses
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Used in cooking.
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Key botanical characters:
Shrubby
perennials. Leaves 10 x 5.2 cm, ovate-lanceolate, base obliquely rounded to
acute, apex gradually acuminate; petiole to 2.6 cm long. Flowers usually 2-3
per node. Calyx cupular, lobes 5, triangular, acute. Corolla white, lobes 5,
triangular-ovate, puberulous without. Stamens 5, exserted; filaments to 1.5
mm long; anthers oblong. Stigma capitate. Fruit green or white, gradually
tapering towards apex, erect. Seeds many, compressed, circular.  .
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