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Argyreia fulgens
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Argyreia fulgens Choisy, Convolv. Orient. 33. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 191. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 909(639). 1923; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 312. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 467. 2002.
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Description:
Stem woody, densely white silky. Leaves 7-15 x 3-7 cm, broadly elliptic, acute to shortly acuminate at apex, broadly attenuate at base, glabrous above; lateral veins 18-22 pairs, close and parallel; petioles 2-4.5 cm long. Inflorescence axillary cymes. Pedicels 1-2 long, shorter than petioles. Bracts leafy, 0.8-1 x 0.1-0.2 cm, lanceolate. Calyx lobes 0.4-0.5 x 0.1 cm, densely silky without. Corolla pink; tube 2.5-3 cm long, 0.8-1 cm diam.; limb 2.5-3 cm across, subentire. Filaments villous at base; disc annular. Ovary 0.4-0.5 cm long, ovoid. Berry globose 1-1.5 cm diam. Seed usually 4.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Southern 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):
Pink
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
700-900
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Localities:
Pallode, Bonaccord
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