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| Flora of |
Pulney hills (Madras) |
| Botanical name |
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Wight. |
| Synonyms |
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| Family |
Myrtaceae |
| Plant Stage |
Flowering |
| Place of collection |
Tiger hill , Kodaikanal |
| Altitude (m) |
1981.2 |
| Date of Collection |
10-01-1940 |
| Accession No. |
3940 |
| Total Accessions |
3 |
| Shelf Placement Cup-Board No./ Pigeon hole No. |
8/f |
| Remarks: Shrubs, 1-2 m tall. Branchlets grayish tomentose. Leaves opposite; petiole 4-7 mm; leaf blade elliptic to obovate, 3-8 × 1-4 cm . Flowers 1[-3], stipitate, 2-4 cm in diam. Hypanthium obovoid, ca. 6 mm, gray tomentose. Calyx lobes 5, subrounded, 4-5 mm, persistent. Petals 5, violet, obovate. |
| Identified by |
R.L.Badhwar |
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