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Amorphophallus bulbifer
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Amorphophallus bulbifer (Schott) Blume, Rumphia 1: 148. 1837; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 515. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1587(1107). 1931; Vajr. & Bhargavan, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 969. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 531. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 749. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 323. 1999; Sivad. in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 228. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 364. 2002.
Pythonium bulbiferum Schott in Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. 18. 1832.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kattuchena
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Corm globose, to 15 cm across, tubercled. Petiole to 1 m long, 2-3 cm thick, spotted brown; lamina 30-50 cm across, segmented, pinnatisect, bulbiferous at the base and forks and on the nerves above; lobes to 20 mm, obovate, lanceolate. Spadix sessile; spathe to 40 x 10 cm, at the broadest part, pale pink; male and female contiguous; female flowers covering 4.5 cm of the spike; male flowers to appendages cylindrical.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-July
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India and Myanmar
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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):
White, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous 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:
Athiyodai, Karimala, Mukkali forests, Nadugani ghats
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