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Bauhinia scandens var. anguina
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Caesalpinioideae)
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Citation: Bauhinia scandens L. var. anguina (Roxb.) Ohashi, J. Jap. Bot. 63: 159. 1988; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 5. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 160. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 105. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 229. 1997.
Bauhinia anguina Roxb., Pl. Corom. Pl. t. 285. 1820 & Fl. Ind. 2: 328. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 284. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 408(289). 1919.
Lasiobema anguinum (Roxb.) Korth. ex Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 1: 71. 1855.
Lasiobema scandens (L.) de Wit, Reinwardtia 3: 427. 1956; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 145. 1985.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nagavalli, Pambuvalli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Lianas, mature stem twisted regularly and ultimately splitting along the middle; tendrils leaf-opposed, young shoots glabrous. Leaves lobed to 1/3 of their length, lobes caudate-acuminate, membranous, glabrous, to 10 x 7 cm; basally 5-7 nerved. Flowers clustered on the branches of terminal panicles. Calyx lobes ovoid, 1 mm long. Petals white, oblong, 3 mm long. Pods oblong, flat, narrowed and oblique at base, to 5 x 2.5 cm; seeds 1 or 2.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Kasaragode, Malappuram, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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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):
White
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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, Vellanimala, Rosemala, Taliparamba, Pooyamkutty, Cherupuzha
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