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Amorphophallus hohenackeri
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Amorphophallus hohenackeri (Schott) Engl. & Gehrm. in Engl., Pflanzenr. Arac.-Lasioid. 103. 1911; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1587(1107). 1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 306. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 833. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 483. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 472. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 750. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 523. 2005.
Raphidophyllus hohenackeri Schott, Gen. Aroid. t. 27. 1858.
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Description:
Corm to 3 cm across, smooth, depressed globose, dull white inside; petiole 40-45 cm long, 1 cm across, brown, lamina to 45 cm across, leaflets to 12 x 2.5 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, decurrent into a narrow wings at base. Peduncle to 55 cm long; spathe to 8 cm across, ovoid, brown, convolute below. Spadix to 8 cm long, flowers along the lower 2.5 cm long portion; ovary globose, greenish, appendix white, cylindrical.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-September
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District(s):
Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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):
Green
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Near Threatened (NT)
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Altitude:
600-800
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Manakkavala, Ranni, Bonaccord, Attayar
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