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Aristolochia krisagathra
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Family:
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
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Citation: Aristolochia krisagathra Sivar. & Pradeep, Pl. Syst. Evol. 163: 31. 1989; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 546. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 415. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karalakam, Urithoogi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Twining herbs. Branches angular. Leaves 7-16 x 2.5-5 cm, oblong-lanceolate, long acuminate at apex, truncate to subcordate at base, 5-ribbed. Inflorescence few-flowered monochasial racemes. Bracts minute. Perianth tube 0.2-0.25 m long, with bulbous base 0.5-0.6 cm across; limb brown, oblique, 1-lipped, 2-2.5 cm long, 0.6-1 cm wide, ovate; margins reflexed. Gynostemium included in the bulbous portion. Stylar column 6-lobed. Capsules 1.5-2 x 1-1.5 cm, ovoid, drooping, 6-ridged and valved, splitting at upper part and hanging like a basket. Seeds triangular, c 0.3 cm across.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-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):
Violet
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-800
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Localities:
Moozhiar, Vallicode-Kottayam, Bonaccord, Karamanayar region
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