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Argyreia kleiniana
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Argyreia kleiniana (Roem. & Schult.) Raizada, Indian For. 92: 302. 1966; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 306. 1990; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 468. 2002.
Ipomoea kleiniana Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 4: 789. 1819.
Argyreia bracteata Choisy, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 6: 39. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 188. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 907(637). 1923; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 306. 1990.
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Description:
Plants densely hirsute. Leaves 8-15 x 6-10 cm, broadly ovate to oblong, acute to acuminate at apex, cordate at base, densely hirsute on both sides; lateral veins 8-10 pairs. Petioles 2-6 cm long. Inflorescence axillary, long peduncled corymbose cymes. Peduncles 6-15 cm long. Pedicels 0.5-1 cm long. Bracts leafy, very prominent, varying in size, basal ones 3-4 x 1-1.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, upper 0.6-0.8 x 0.1-0.2 cm, linear lanceolate. Sepals 0.5-0.7 x 0.1-0.2 cm, hirsute without. Corolla pinkish white; tube 2.5-3 cm long, 1-1.2 cm diam.; limb spreading, 4-5 cm across. Berry 1-1.5 cm diam.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-November
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
Red, 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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
400-750
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Localities:
Karamanayar region
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