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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Sep 22, 2025, 12:09:39 AMSep 22

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Please ID wild plant, kind regards, Sam.

Location: near Ooty Botanical Garden The Nilgiris Tamil Nadu INDIA

Altitude: 7300fsl

Flower date: 02APR2025, 03.05pm

Habitat: wild moisture sloppy misty highland

Plant habit: large erect branched shrub, hard cylindrical flaky stem 03.05cm base diameter, perennial

Height: 06 feet

Leaves: alternate imparipinnate; leaflets 05 pairs opposite acute simple flexible smooth serrated margins, size upto: 08×4cm, bracts

Flower: terminal spike inflorescence, clustered, purplish, fragrant size:03x1.5cm

Fruit: drupe green lobbed size: 03.5x2.5cm

Seed:

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Saroj Kasaju

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Sep 22, 2025, 12:35:23 AMSep 22

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Melianthus major L.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Sep 22, 2025, 1:54:05 AMSep 22

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Yes, it is Melianthus major, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my plant, with kind regards, Sam.

Saroj Kasaju

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Sep 22, 2025, 2:13:55 AMSep 22

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OK Sam.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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