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Artabotrys hexapetalus
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Family:
ANNONACEAE
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Citation: Artabotrys hexapetalus (L. f.) Bhandari, Baileya 12: 149. 1964; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 61. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 57. 1989; Debika Mitra in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 251. 1993 M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 45. 1994; M. Mohanan in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 138. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 74. 2009.
Annona hexapetala L. f., Suppl. Pl. 270. 1781.
Annona uncinata Lam., Encycl. 2:127. 1786.
Artabotrys odoratissimus R. Br., Bot. Reg. t. 423. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 54. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 14(10). 1915.
Uvaria odoratissima (R. Br.) Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 66. 1824.
Artabotrys uncinatus (Lam.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 7: 234. 1912.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Manoranjini, Madana-kameswari, Madana-poo
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Climbing ylang-ylang, Bhandari vine, Tail grape, Hari Champa
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Description:
Climbing shrubs; branchlets slightly puberulous. Leaves alternate, elliptic-oblong, acute at base, shortly acuminate at apex, 6-15 x 2- 4.5 cm, glabrous; lateral nerves 6-18 pairs. Flowers solitary or paired on terminal or leaf opposed hooked peduncles, ca 2 cm across, fragrant; pedicels ca 1 cm long, pubescent. Sepals ovate, recurved, 5-7.5 x 5-6 cm, pubescent. Petals lanceolate, saccate or concave at base; outer ones 2-3 x 0.5-0.7 cm; the inner slightly smaller, appressed-villous. Stamens many, anthers beaked concealing the anther cells. Carpels many, oblong, pubescent or glabrous; ovules 2; stigma clavate. Fruitlets 14-20, ovoid, apiculate, 3-4 cm long, glabrous; seeds brown
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant, also naturalised
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
Yellow
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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:
Yes
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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:
Trivandrum, Kayamkulam
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