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Alstonia venenata R. Br.
Synonym
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Blaberopus venenatus
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Family
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Apocynaceae
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Local name
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English
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Devil Tree
Malayalam-
Kuttippala
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Flowering and fruiting period
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February-August
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Distribution
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Peninsular India
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Distribution in kerala
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Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram,
Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode, Kannur
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Habitat
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Moist deciduous
and dry deciduous forests, often in forests clearings
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Key Botanical Characters :
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves 12-20 x 1.2-3 cm,
linear-oblong, acuminate at both ends, 5 at each node, lateral nerves many,
very close. Cymes terminal, to 20 cm across, corymbose. Flowers many;
pedicels stout; sepals 1 mm long, ovate, acute, ciliate; corolla tube
slender, hairy inside, lobes 13 mm long, oblong, acute, white. Follicle
2-angled, acute; seeds smooth.
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