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Aristolochia acuminata
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Family:
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
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Citation: Aristolochia acuminata Lam., Encycl. 1: 254. 1783; Bosser, Adansonia ser. 3, 19: 170. 1997.
Aristolochia tagala Cham., Linnaea 7: 207. t. 5. f. 3. 1832; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1202(841). 1925; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 319. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 229. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 384. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 394. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 303. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 374. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 572. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 335. 1998; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 60. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 260. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 547. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 415. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 682. 2009.
Aristolochia roxburghiana Klotzsch, Monatsb. Akad. Berlin 596. 1859; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 75. 1886.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Garudakodi, Eswaramulla
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Description:
Twiners, stem glabrous. Leaves simple, alternate, 13-18 x 8-10 cm, ovate, apex acuminate, deeply cordate, base 5-7 ribbed, glabrous; petiole 4-5 cm long. Flowers 6.5 cm long, in axillary raceme; bracts 5 mm long, ovate. Perianth tube 1 cm long, hairy inside, glabrous outside; limb 4.5 cm long, 1 cm broad, brown, tomentose. Stamens 12, biseriate; connective broad; anthers oblong. Ovary 6-celled; ovules numerous; style 6-7-fid, short. Capsule obovoid, transversely rugose, stalked, 6-celled; seeds deltoid.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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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):
Brown, Purple
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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:
600-1400
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Localities:
Peechi, Inchippara, Uppermanalar, Poonkavanam, Pathenthode, Kanthalppara, Damsite, Plapally, Upper Moozhiar, Kannoth, Payyavur, Mukkali forests, Kaikatty forests-Pothundy, Kudam-Siruvani forests, Karuvarakundu, Vaniampuzha, Ariankavu, Thenmalai, Chemungi
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