Colubrina travancorica
| Colubrina travancorica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Colubrina |
| Species: | C. travancorica
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| Binomial name | |
| Colubrina travancorica | |
Colubrina travancorica is a plant that attains heights of up to 5–7 m, belonging to the family Rhamnaceae.
Description
The bark is dark brown. Leaves are alternate, dark green and shiny on the upper surface, and dull, paler green beneath. The flowers are small and reduced, orange to red in colour, each with a nectar disc, five sepals, five hooded petals, and five stamens. The fruit is a small, tri-carpellate, subglobose capsule.[1]
Distribution
Cynometra travancorica occurs mainly in the southern Western Ghats region.
Flowering and fruiting: November to March.
References
- ^ Joseph, Nisha; Saranya B. "Pharmacognostic and phytochemical evaluation of Colubrina travancorica Bedd" (PDF). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 7 (3): 1779–1783.