Meiogyne pannosa
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| Meiogyne pannosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Meiogyne |
| Species: | M. pannosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J.Sinclair | |
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Meiogyne pannosa is a small tree in the family Annonaceae endemic to the Western Ghats.[1]
Malabar Fingersop, പന്തൽമരം, ചാവി (Malayalam).
Description
This plant grows up to 8 m in height[2] with grey, lenticellate bark and creamy blaze. Branches are whitish and pubescent. Leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate, with an acuminate tip and entire margins. Flowers are solitary, axillary or terminal, yellowish-green or dirty white, and tomentose. The fruit is a cluster of 1–3-seeded, elliptic berries, velvety and sessile.[3]