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Citation: Walsura trifolia (A. Juss.) Harms in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. (ed.2) 19b1: 119. 1940; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 111. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 111. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 61. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 99. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 61. 1997; S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 522. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 61. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 64. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 59. 2002; N.C. Nair & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 666. 2005. Heynea trifolia A. Juss., Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 19: 235. 1830. Walsura piscidia Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 387. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 564. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 183(131). 1915. |
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Malayalam Name(s): Kanchimaram, Perillapacha |
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Description: Small tress, bark brittle; branchlets pubescent. Leaves trifoliate, leaflets 4-8 x 3-4.5 cm, oblong, ovate-lanceolate, apex obtuse or emarginate, glossy below. Corymbs axillary or terminal; flowers white; calyx lobes 5, 1 mm, ovate, pubescent; petals 5, 3 mm, oblong, lanceolate; staminal tube pubescent, deeply lobed, lobes bifid; anthers between the teeth, exserted; ovary 2-celled, pubescent, stigma turbinate. Berry 2 x 1 cm, globose; seeds solitary. |
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Habit: Tree |
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Flowering & Fruiting: November-June |
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District(s): Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
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Habitat: Dry deciduous, semi-evergreen and evergreen forests |
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Distribution: India and Sri Lanka |
Uni Digi Flora 