Phaeanthus malabaricus
Beddome, Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. t. 76. 1868 -
74; Hook. f. &
Thomson in Fl. Brit. India 1: 72. 1872; Mohanan et al. in J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 5: 399, t. 1.
1984.
Shrubs or small trees, 2 -
5 m tall; young parts ferruginous pubescent. Leaves obovate
or oblong-lanceolate, more or less cordate at base, caudate-acuminate at apex, 12 -
16 x 3 -
5 cm, glabrous, pubescent only on midrib beneath; lateral nerves 5 -
10 pairs;
petioles 3 -
4 mm long, ferruginous. Flowers pale yellow to reddish, ca 1 cm long, solitary
or in pairs, extra-axillary or leaf-opposed; peduncles ca 2 cm long; pedicels ca 1 cm long,
ferruginous; bracts 2, minute, basal. Sepals 3, valvate in bud, ovate or orbicular, slightly
cuneate at base, acute at apex, ca 3 mm long, densely ferruginous pubescent. Petals 6
(3 + 3); outer petals like the sepals, ovate, acute, ca 7 x 4 mm long; inner ones cymbiform,
oblong-acute, inflexed, 7 -
10 x 4 -
6 mm, thickly fleshy. Stamens many, less than 1 mm
long; connectives truncate at top, not completely covering the anthers. Carpels many,
linear-oblong, ca 1.5 mm long, densely pubescent; ovules 1 -
2 on the ventral suture; style
club-shaped.; stigma hairy, Ripe carpels 15 - 20, globose, ca 8 mm across, rarely
puberulous; stalks ca 5 mm long.
Fl. & Fr. Feb. - May; Fr. July - Sept.
Distrib. India: Evergreen forests of North Kerala.
Endemic, rare.
Fl. & Fr. Feb. - May; Fr. July - Sept.
Distrib. India: Evergreen forests of North Kerala.
Endemic, rare.