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Argyreia pomacea
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Argyreia pomacea (Roxb.) Choisy in DC., Prodr. 9: 329. 1845; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 188. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 707(638). 1923; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 312. 1994.
Lettsomia pomacea Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 83. 1824.
Rivea pomacea (Roxb.) Wight, Ic. t. 888. 1845.
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Description:
Scandent; branchlets with reddish brown trichomes. Leaves ovate, to 10 x 8 cm, chartaceous, base truncate or acute, strigose below, sparsely so above; petiole to 5 cm. Cymes axillary, compact; peduncle shorter than leaves. Calyx-lobes: outer 2 shorter, inner 3 longer, ovate. Corolla-tube 4 cm, purplish within, limb almost white. Berry ovoid, to 1.5 cm long; seeds to 3.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-April
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
South 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):
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:
South India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Marayur, Chinnar to Marayur
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