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Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.

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Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymLigustrum candolleanum Blume
synonymLigustrum neilgherrense Wight
synonymLigustrum obovatum Decne.
synonymLigustrum perrottetii var. neilgherrense (Wight) Mansf.
synonymLigustrum walkeri var. tubiflorum C.B.Clarke
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Kathikodimaram
  • Pingi
  • Pinkan
  • Punnu
Other
  • Kangain
  • Kardal
  • Kungin
  • Nilgiri Privet
  • Pinkam
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Along margin of semi-evergreen forests up to 2300 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
      Large shrubs or smaller trees; branchlets with circular lenticels. Leaves 7-10 x 2-5 cm, acute to acuminate, glabrous; nerves 6-8 pairs, regular faint towards the margins; petiole 1 cm long. Panicle effuse, pubescent. Flowers many, closely packed; pedicel 1-2 mm long; calyx 2 mm long, lobes obovate; corolla white, 3-5 mm across, lobes ovate, obtuse, white; ovary conical, style short. Drupe 6-7 mm long, obovoid, obtuse.
      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

        Small trees up to 5 m tall.

        Trunk & Bark

        Bark pale brown, lenticellate; blaze white.

        Branches and branchlets

        Young branchlets terete, minutely pubescent, lenticellate

        Leaves

        Leaves simple, opposite, distichous, sometimes subopposite; petiole up to 1 cm long, canaliculate; lamina 1.5-5 (7.5) x 1.2-3.2 (-5) cm, elliptic to elliptic-obovate, apex acute or short acuminate with mucronate tip, base rounded to attenuate, margin entire, chartaceous, glabrous beneath; midrib canaliculate above; secondary nerves 3-6 pairs, slender; tertiary nerves obscure.

        Inflorescence / Flower

        Inflorescence terminal thyrsoid panicles, stout, short, dense, glabrous; flowers white, fragrant.

        Fruit and Seed

        Drupe, obovoid, ca. 2 cm long, dark purple; seeds 1-3.

        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 
          Habit: Shrub/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 
            No Data
            📚 Natural History
            Cyclicity
            Flowering and fruiting: February-June
            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
              Along margin of semi-evergreen forests up to 2300 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 & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Endemic to 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 
                  No Data
                  📚 Habitat and Distribution
                  General Habitat
                  Evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola 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

                    Western Ghats

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: Wayanad, Kottayam, Kollam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki

                    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 Western Ghats- throughout.
                      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 
                        Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: Idukki, Palakkad, Wynad Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Namakkal, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar
                        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 
                          Endemic Distribution
                          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
                            No Data
                            📚 Uses and Management
                            Uses

                            System of Medicines Used In

                            Siddha
                            Siddha
                            System Of Medicines Used In

                            Siddha

                            FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=7167
                            Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=7167
                            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=7167
                              1. Ligustrum gamblei Ramamoorthy in Saldanha & Nicolson, Fl. Hassan Dist. 515. 1976; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 248. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 236. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 275. 1990; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22: 622. 1998.
                              2. Ligustrum perrottetii A. DC. in DC., Prodr. 8: 294. 1844; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 615. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 797(560). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 172. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 37. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 62. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 186. 1999; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22: 624. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 239. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 185. 2002; P. S. Green, Kew Bull. 58: 267. 2003; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 511. 2009.
                              3. Ligustrum roxburghii Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 615. 1882, non Blume 1850, nec Hort. ex Decne. 1877; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 797(560). 1923.
                              4. Ligustrum travancoricum Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 119. 1922 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 797(560). 1923; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 285. 1994; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22: 625. 1998.
                              5. Phillyrea robusta Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1:101.1820.
                              6. Ligustrum neilgherrense Wight, Ic. t. 1243. 1848.
                              7. Ligustrum robustum (Roxb.) Bedd., For. Man. Bot. 154. 1873, non Blume 1850, nec Thw. 1860; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 32.1996.
                              8. Ligustrum decaisnei Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 616. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 798(560). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 171. 1988; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 404. 1997; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22: 620. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 430. 2002.
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921
                              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=7167
                              2. Ligustrum gamblei Ramamoorthy in Saldanha & Nicolson, Fl. Hassan Dist. 515. 1976; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 248. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 236. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 275. 1990; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22: 622. 1998.
                              3. Ligustrum perrottetii A. DC. in DC., Prodr. 8: 294. 1844; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 615. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 797(560). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 172. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 37. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 62. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 186. 1999; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22: 624. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 239. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 185. 2002; P. S. Green, Kew Bull. 58: 267. 2003; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 511. 2009.
                              4. Ligustrum roxburghii Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 615. 1882, non Blume 1850, nec Hort. ex Decne. 1877; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 797(560). 1923.
                              5. Ligustrum travancoricum Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 119. 1922 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 797(560). 1923; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 285. 1994; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22: 625. 1998.
                              6. Phillyrea robusta Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1:101.1820.
                              7. Ligustrum neilgherrense Wight, Ic. t. 1243. 1848.
                              8. Ligustrum robustum (Roxb.) Bedd., For. Man. Bot. 154. 1873, non Blume 1850, nec Thw. 1860; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 32.1996.
                              9. Ligustrum decaisnei Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 616. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 798(560). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 171. 1988; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 404. 1997; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 22: 620. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 430. 2002.
                              10. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921

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                              📚 Meta data
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                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassMagnoliopsida
                              OrderLamiales
                              FamilyOleaceae
                              GenusLigustrum
                              SpeciesLigustrum perrottetii A.DC.
                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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