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Argyreia nervosa
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Bojer, Hort. Maurit. 224. 1837; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 179. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 269. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 241. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 187. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 467. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 234. 1995; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 554. 2009.
Convolvulus nervosus Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 48, t.20, f. 1. 1768.
Argyreia speciosa (L.f.) Sweet, Hort. Lond. 289.1827; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4:185.1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 907(637). 1923.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Maruthudari, Marikkunni, Samudrappacha
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Elephant creeper, Woolly morning glory
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Description:
An extensive woody climber with a stout stem; young shoots and branches covered by a silky white pubescence. Leaves ovate-cordate, apiculate at tip, 7.5-30 cm in diam., glabrous above, white tomentose(velvety) beneath. Flowers rose-purple with 7.5-30 cm long white- tomentose peduncles, borne in axillary many-flowered cymes; bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 3-4 cm long. Fruits (berries)globose, 2 cm in diam, apiculate, indehiscent.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-June
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grown as medicinal plants
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia, China and Mauritius
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Pathenthode, Poochapara, Periyarum, Ariankavu
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