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Argyreia elliptica
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Argyreia elliptica (Roth) Choisy, Convolv. Orient. 35. 1834; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 269. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 297. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 258. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 234. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 263. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 205. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 335. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 554. 2009.
Ipomoea elliptica Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 113. 1821.
Lettsomia elliptica (Roth) Wight, Ic. t. 1356. 1848; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 192. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 911(640). 1923.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Adumbuvalli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Twiners, branchlets sparsely pubescent. Leaves simple, alternate, 5-9 x 3-5 cm, elliptic-ovate to obovate, apex acute, base rounded to truncate. Cymes lax, corymbose, to 8 cm; bracts deciduous. Sepals 5, subequal, 4 x 3 mm, ovate, obtuse. Corolla pink to rose, 3-4 cm across. Stamens 5, anthers 3mm. Ovary 1.5 mm, 2-loculare, cell 2-ovuled, style 1.5 cm. Berry 0.7 cm across, orange.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Margins of shola forests
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Pink, Violet
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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:
Vallakkadavu, Vengoli, Kanthalppara, Moozhiar, Brahmagiri, Vandalodu
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