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Scaevola taccada
Synonym
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Scaevola sericea
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Family
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Goodeniaceae
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Local name
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English
- Beach plum
Malayalam
– Vellamodakam
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Flowering and fruiting period
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Throughout the year
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia, Australia to Polynesia
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Distribution in kerala
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Kollam, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Ernakulam,
Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram
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Habitat
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Along seashore and mangrove
forests
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Uses
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Used to prevent coastal erosion as well as for landscaping.
It is also planted on the beach crests to protect other cultivated plants
from the salt spray.
Parts of the plant are also used in Polynesian and Asian traditional
medicine.
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Key
Botanical Characters :
Scaevolataccada is a large bush
reaching up to about 4 m in height typical of littoral zones where it grows
very close to the sea exposed to the salt spray, usually on sandy or
pebbly soils.[3] Leaves are
slightly succulent, about 20 cm
long, closely alternate and crowded at the stem tips. They are glabrous with a fleshy-looking yellowish green
color. The fruits and flowers are white
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