In open medium elevation evergreen forests, from 700 to 1200 m.
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📚 Overview
Summary
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Description
Habit: Large shrub or small tree
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 |
Large prickly shrubs. Leaves to 1 m long, bipinnately compound; leaflets opposite, 14-18 x 5-7 cm, ovate, apex acuminate, base oblique, sharply serrate, penninerved, sessile; rachis prickly, sheathing at base. Inflorescence large panicled umbels, 30 cm across; bracts ovate, acuminate. Flowers 3-4 mm across; 12-16 together; pedicels 1 cm long; sepals 5, ovate, acute; petals ovate-oblong, obtuse, spreading, yellow; stamens 5, inflexed in bud; ovary inferior, 5-celled, globose, cell 1-ovuled, styles 5, free. Berry 7 x 7 mm, 5-angled, rugose; seeds five, 3 mm across, 3-angled, light brown.
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 |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Habit
Shrub to small trees, up to 5 m tall.
Branches and Branchlets
Branchlets prickled.
Leaves
Leaves compound, bipinnate, to 60 cm long, alternate, spiral; stipules adnate to petiole; pinnae 7-11, rachis with prickles, leaflets 5-9 in each, subsessile, lamina 5.5-10 x 1.8-3 cm, lanceolate, apex acuminate, base acute, margin serrate and ciliate; secondary nerves 7-8 pairs, ciliate on nerves; tertiary nerves coarsely reticulate.
Inflorescence / Flower
Flowers in large spreading panicled umbels, up to 30 per umbel; pedicels 2 cm long, petals greenish-white, polygamomonoecious.
Fruit and Seed
Berry, 4-5 celled and angled; seeds compressed.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Ecology
In open medium elevation evergreen forests, from 700 to 1200 m.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests. Endemic to Southern Western Ghats
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 |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Semi-evergreen forests
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 |
Description
Kerala: Idukki, Kollam, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Nilgiri, 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 |
Global Distribution
Southern Western Ghats
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Wayanad
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 |
Endemic to the Western Ghats- South Sahyadri.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Endemic Distribution
Southern Western Ghats
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 |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
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 |
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
- Beddome, Fl. Sylv. t.15. 1871; Gamble, Fl. Madras 1: 567.1997 (re. ed); Sasidharan, Biodiversity documentation for Kerala- Flowering Plants, part 6: 206. 2004.
- Aralia malabarica Bedd., Fl. Sylv. t. 15. 1871; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 722. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 567(400). 1919; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 200. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 126. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 223. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 212. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 140. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 164. 1998; Jun Wen et al., Rheedea 12: 12. 2002; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 142. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 243. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 406. 2009.
Information Listing > References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
- Beddome, Fl. Sylv. t.15. 1871; Gamble, Fl. Madras 1: 567.1997 (re. ed); Sasidharan, Biodiversity documentation for Kerala- Flowering Plants, part 6: 206. 2004.
- Aralia malabarica Bedd., Fl. Sylv. t. 15. 1871; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 722. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 567(400). 1919; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 200. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 126. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 223. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 212. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 140. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 164. 1998; Jun Wen et al., Rheedea 12: 12. 2002; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 142. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 243. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 406. 2009.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida C. Agardh |
| Order | Apiales |
| Family | Araliaceae |
| Genus | Aralia |
| Species | Aralia malabarica Bedd. |
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