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Argostemma anupama
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Argostemma anupama Sivar., J. Indian Bot. Soc. 63: 462. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 317. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 216. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 146. 2002.
Argostemma courtallense sensu Deb & Basu, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 87: 332. 1990, in part, non Arn., 1839.
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Description:
Erect delicate annual herbs, puberulus on the young parts, base tuberous. Leaves usually 6, pairs unequal, 5-7 x 1.8 cm, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, apex acute, base cuneate, sparsely scabrous on both sides, lateral nerves 4 or 5 pairs; peduncle usually solitary; pedicels ca. 1 cm long; calyx campanulate, sparsely hairy outside; corolla white, 0.5 cm across.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-September
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District(s):
Palakkad, Malappuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
On wet rocks in moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Orukomban
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