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Botanical Name: Catunaregam spinosa
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Family: Rubiaceae
Common Name: गेळा
Etymology - Genus: *
Etymology - Species: With spines
Ecosystem: Deciduous
Origin: Native
Location: Vetal Hill
Description: Small tree with smooth, ash colour bark.Almost sessile leaves, opposite to each other, grouped towards the end of the branch. Young branches turn into very hard spines. Leaves are observed on such spines (leaf bearing spines).Leaves are glabrous above and tomentose below.Solitary flowers.During flowering, whole tree bursts into small white, sessile, fragrant flowers.Petals are fused together forming a tube.Aggregate fruit forming a berry, ash colour and turgid.
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Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: Smooth, ash colour
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Small tree with smooth, ash colour bark.
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Interpetiolar
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Almost sessile leaves, opposite to each other, grouped towards the end of the branch. Young branches turn into very hard spines. Leaves are observed on such spines (leaf bearing spines).
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Elliptic
Lamina Bases: Acute
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Rounded apice
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Leaves are glabrous above and tomentose below.
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Single Flower
Bract:
Inflorescence Description: Solitary flowers.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Epigynous
Aestivation: Valvate
Flower Description: During flowering, whole tree bursts into small white, sessile, fragrant flowers.
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Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Actinomorphic gamopetalous
Calyx Persistance:
Calyx Number of sepals: 5
Corolla Arrangement: Infundibuliform
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther:
Androecium Length of filament: equal
Androecium Union of Stamens: Epipetalous
Androecium Number of Stamens: 5
Gynoecium Placentation:
Gynoecium Union of Carpels:
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 2
Floral Parts Description: Petals are fused together forming a tube.
Fruit type: Berry
Fruit type Description: Aggregate fruit forming a berry, ash colour and turgid.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
Germination type: Epigeal
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