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East Indian Screw Tree, Hindi मरोड़ फली, مروڙ پهلي ,

Helicteres isora L.

Description:

Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub Habit: A large shrub, upto 3m Flower In axillary cymes; red, fading to lead colour. Flowering from September-December. Fruit A beaked, spirally twisted follicle, stellate tomentose; seeds numerous, wrinkled, truncate. Fruiting from December-March. Field tips Leaves obliquely cordate, 3-nerved from base. Leaf Arrangement Alternate -distichous Leaf Type Simple Leaf Shape Obovate or orbicular

Notes:

The barks give a coarse fibre and wood used for fuel.

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Kerala, India

Spotted on Jan 28, 2014
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014

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