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Lonicera leschenaultii Wall. in Roxb.
Family
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Caprifoliaceae
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Flowering and fruiting period
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October-November
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Distribution
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Southern Western Ghats
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Distribution in Kerala
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Idukki
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Habitat
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Dry deciduous forests
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Endemic/Exotic
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Southern Western Ghats
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Uses
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Used for digestive disorders
including pain and swelling (inflammation) of the small intestine (enteritis)
and dysentery; upper respiratory tract infections including colds, influenza,
swine flu, and pneumonia; other viral and bacterial infections; swelling of
the brain (encephalitis); fever; boils.
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Key botanical characters:
Climbing shrubs, pubescent.
Leaves opposite, to 7 x 4 cm, ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, grey
pubescent below; petiole to 1 cm. Flowers axillary, mostly in pairs, white
turns to yellow, bracteoles 2, pubescent, calyx tube 2 mm, adnate with the
ovary, 5-toothed; corolla bilabiate, tube 6 cm long, villous inside; stamens
5, exserted, attached at the throat of tube, filaments 2.5 cm; ovary 2 mm,
villous.
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