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Arisaema agasthyanum
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Arisaema agasthyanum Sivad. & Sathish, Aroideana 10: 18. 1987; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 756. 2002.
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Description:
Annual herbs. Leaflets 7-8, 6-10 x 2-3 cm. Spathe 6-15 x 4-5 cm, convolute at base; limb expanded and curved Spadix 4.5-6 cm long. Pistillate flowers with, ovary 1-celled; ovules 4-6; stigma sessile. Staminate flowers of 1-2 anthers forming an annular stalked structure. Spadix appendix thick blunt at tip with a lower stripe having subulate sterile flowers; sterile flowers 1-2 in male spadix, many in female.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-June
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous 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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1200-1800
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Localities:
Pongalapara, Athirumala
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