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Chassalia curviflora ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna

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Chassalia curviflora ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna
Chassalia curviflora ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna
Chassalia curviflora ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna
Chassalia curviflora ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna
Chassalia curviflora ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymChassalia ambigua (Wight & Arn.) Alston
synonymChassalia ophioxyloides (Wall.) Craib
synonymPsychotria ambigua Wight & Arn.
synonymPsychotria ophioxyloides Wall.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Tita-hutuka
Malayalam
  • Karutha-amalppori
  • Vellakurinji
  • Yamari
Other
  • Vellakurunji
  • Yamari
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Shrubs, to 1.5 m tall. Leaves to 22 x 8 cm, oblanceolate, abruptly acuminate; nerves 12 pairs, regular; petiole to 3 cm long, stipule connate, ovate, membraneous, 2-fid. Cymes 7 x 4 cm, terminal, panicled, glabrous. Flowers 15 mm long, subsessile; calyx 1.5 mm long, globose, lobes 5, ovate; corolla 8 mm long, curved, lobes ovate, obtuse; stamens 5, included; anthers linear. Ovary 2-celled, ovule one in each cell; style 2-fid at apex. Fruit 6 mm across, globose, glabrous, 2-seeded.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Shrub
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering & Fruiting: March-June
        French Institute of Pondicherry
        Attributions French Institute of Pondicherry
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Flowering and fruiting: July-February
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Morphology
            Shrubs, up to 2 m tall; branches slender. Leaves simple, opposite decussate; stipules sheathing at base; petioles ca. 1-3 cm long; lamina ca. 6-28 x 3-15 cm, elliptic to elliptic-oblong or obovate, narrowed at base, obtusely acuminate at apex, entire; secondary nerves 8-12 pairs, arcuate. Flowers white or pinkish violet, ca. 3.5-4.5 mm across in terminal ca. 4-6 cm long cymes; peduncles slender, green; bracts ovate, ca. 0.3 x 0.2 cm, acuminate; pedicels ca. 0.1-1.5 cm long; calyx-lobes triangular, ca. 0.5 mm; corolla-tube ca. 0.8 cm long; filaments ca. 0.1 cm; anthers ca. 0.2 cm. Berries ca. 1.5 cm in diam., globose, depressed.
            French Institute of Pondicherry
            Attributions French Institute of Pondicherry
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Frequent in moist and shaded places along stream of primary forests; 300-400 m.
                French Institute of Pondicherry
                Attributions French Institute of Pondicherry
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Common in all types of forests, also in the plains
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Wet forest
                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Description
                      Global Distribution

                      India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia.

                      Indian Distribution

                      Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.

                      French Institute of Pondicherry
                      Attributions French Institute of Pondicherry
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Global Distribution

                        Indo-Malesia

                        Indian distribution

                        State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          Global Distribution

                          India: Assam, Kerala

                          Local Distribution

                          Darrang, Lakhimpur, Goalpara, Sivasagar, Nagaon

                          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                          Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            Maharashtra: Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Nilgiri, Theni, Tirunelveli
                            G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                            Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Occurrence
                              No Data
                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              System Of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine

                              FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=6469
                              Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=6469
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY
                              References 
                                No Data
                                📚 Information Listing
                                References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=6469
                                1. Psychotria ophioxyloides Wall. in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 167. 1824.
                                2. Chassalia curviflora (Wall. ex Kurz) Thw. var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & Krishna, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 24: 222. 1982(1983); Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 190. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 176. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 218. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 147. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 66. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 171. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 147. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 147. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 416. 2009.
                                3. Chassalia ophioxyloides (Wall. ex Kurz) Craib, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 6:474.1930; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 188. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 131. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 213. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 322. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 230. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 18,25. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 319. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 310. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 249. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 344. 2009.
                                1. Pal, G.D. 2013. Flora of Arunachal Pradesh: Vol. I: 399, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                                1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                Information Listing > References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=6469
                                2. Psychotria ophioxyloides Wall. in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 167. 1824.
                                3. Chassalia curviflora (Wall. ex Kurz) Thw. var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & Krishna, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 24: 222. 1982(1983); Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 190. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 176. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 218. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 147. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 66. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 171. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 147. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 147. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 416. 2009.
                                4. Chassalia ophioxyloides (Wall. ex Kurz) Craib, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 6:474.1930; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 188. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 131. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 213. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 322. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 230. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 18,25. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 319. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 310. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 249. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 344. 2009.
                                5. Pal, G.D. 2013. Flora of Arunachal Pradesh: Vol. I: 399, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
                                6. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
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                                📚 Meta data
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                                🐾 Taxonomy
                                RootRoot
                                KingdomPlantae
                                PhylumTracheophyta
                                ClassMagnoliopsida
                                OrderGentianales
                                FamilyRubiaceae
                                GenusChassalia
                                SpeciesChassalia curviflora (Wall.) Thwaites
                                InfraspeciesChassalia curviflora ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna
                                📊 Temporal Distribution
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