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Alysicarpus glumaceus
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC., Prodr. 2: 353. 1825; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 78. 1992; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 189. 1997; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 265. 2009.
Hedysarum glumaceum Vahl, Symb. Bot.2: 106. 1791.
Hedysarum rugosum Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1172. 1803.
Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC., Prodr. 2: 353.1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:159.1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 338(239). 1918; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 161. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 146. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 98. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 84. 1999.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Oosapayar
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect herbs, sparsely ciliate. Leaves 2.5-7.5 x 1-1.5 cm, oblong-elliptic, apex acute, mucronate, base cordate, erect pilose below; petiole to 1 cm, stipules 2, 1.1 cm, elliptic, acuminate, membranous. Racemes axillary and terminal, 6-7 cm, congested, peduncles 3 mm; bracts 7 x 4 mm, ovate; calyx deeply 4-lobed, upper 2 cleft, tube 2 mm, lobes 4.5 and 5.5 mm; standard petal 4.5 x 2.5 mm, wing 4 x 0.5 mm, keels 4 mm; staminal sheath 4 mm. Pod usually 1-3 jointed, to 6 mm, transversally rugose, apex with triangular cap; fruiting calyx 1.1 x 0.2 cm.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kathitheetimala, Kaikatty forests-Pothundy, Vadapuram, Kanjirakadavu, Ariankavu
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