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Nothopegia heyneana Gamble


Family
:
Anacardiaceae
Flowering and fruiting period
:
May-June
Distribution
:
Western Ghats
Distribution in Kerala
:
Palakkad, Idukki, Kannur, Wayanad
Habitat
:
Deciduous forests
IUCN Status
:
Near Threatened (NT)
Endemic/Exotic
:
Endemic to Western Ghats
Key Botanical Characters:  
Shrubs, branchlets slender. Leaves 6-9 x 2-3 cm, oblong, acute at both ends, brown on drying; petiole 5 mm long. Raceme to 1 cm long, axillary. Flowers 5-6 mm across; sepals 4, triangular, glabrous; petals oblong, acute, glabrous; stamens 4, filaments 1 mm long, erect; ovary conical; stigma capitate.




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