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Balanophora abbreviata
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Family:
BALANOPHORACEAE
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Citation: Balanophora abbreviata Blume, Enum. Pl. Jav. 1: 98. 1827; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 389. 1996; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 431. 2005.
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Description:
Monoecious herbs. Rhizome finely warted with lenticels, cream coloured. Scale leaves 4-6, ovate, acute, stiff, yellow. Heads ovoid or lanceoid. Male flowers 20-40, sessile, synandrium with 15-25 anther-loculi. Female flowers fully covering the exposed part of head; pedicels obconical at apex. Spadicles obovoid with a narrow basal and upper portion.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-October
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Africa, Indo-Malesia and Pacific Islands
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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:
Yes
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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:
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:
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Localities:
Peechi, Konni
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