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Euonymus dichotomus Heyne ex Wall.

Accepted
Flowers
Flowers
Habit
Habit
Fruit insertion
Fruit insertion
Bark
Bark
Inflorescence insertion
Inflorescence insertion
Flowers
Habit
Fruit insertion
Bark
Inflorescence insertion
🗒 Synonyms
synonymEuonymus thwaitesii Laws.
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Malamkuratha
Tamil
  • Malaimkuratha
  • Vini.
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Understorey tree in evergreen forests, generally between 700 and 1400 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 
ayyappan Narayanan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Brief
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub to Small Tree
    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 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Habit

      Small trees, up to 6 m tall.

      Trunk & Bark

      Bark finely fissured; blaze pinkish white.

      Branches and Branchlets

      Branchlets terete, glabrous.

      Leaves

      Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.5-0.9 cm long; lamina 2.5-8 × 1-5 cm narrow elliptic, elliptic, oblong-lanceolate, apex obtusely acuminate or acute, base acute, margin entire or distally serrulate near apex; chartaceous, glabrous; midrib thinly raised above; secondary nerves 6-8 pairs, slender; tertiary and higher order nerves obscure.

      Inflorescence / Flower

      Flowers more than 7 in spreading axillary cymes, red.

      Fruit and Seed

      Capsule obcordate; seeds 1-2 per cell.

      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 
        Small trees. Leaves 4-7 x 3-4 cm, elliptic-ovate, apex obtuse, base cuneate, upper half obscurely serrate, pale greenish below; petiole to 8 mm. Cymes dichasial, to 5 cm, axillary. Flowers red, peduncle and pedicels slender; bracts minute, ovate; sepals connate at base, 2 mm, orbicular; petals 3 mm, orbicular; stamens inserted on disc; ovary 3-5 celled, cell 2-ovuled, style to 0.5 mm. Capsule to 1.5 cm across, obcordate, seeds 5, reddish, aril yellowish-white.
        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 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: March-August
          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

            Growth Form

            Tree
            Tree
            Ecology
            Understorey tree in evergreen forests, generally between 700 and 1400 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 
              No Data
              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat
              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
                Global Distribution

                South India and Sri Lanka

                Indian distribution

                State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, 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 
                    No Data
                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Uses and Management
                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. Euonymus dichotomus Heyne ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 410. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 609. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 203(146). 1918; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 117. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 115. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 66. 1999; K. Ramam. in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 97. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 65. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 159. 2002; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 703. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 221. 2009.
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. Euonymus dichotomus Heyne ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 410. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 609. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 203(146). 1918; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 117. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 115. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 66. 1999; K. Ramam. in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 97. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 65. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 159. 2002; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 703. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 221. 2009.

                    Arborescent Angiosperms of Mundanthurai Range in the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) of the southern Western Ghats, India

                    Siddarth Jude Machado
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                    📚 Meta data
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                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassMagnoliopsida
                    OrderCelastrales
                    FamilyCelastraceae
                    GenusEuonymus
                    SpeciesEuonymus dichotomus Heyne ex Wall.
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