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Belosynapsis vivipara
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Family:
COMMELINACEAE
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Citation: Belosynapsis vivipara (Dalz.) C.E.C. Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 252. 1928 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1551(1082). 1931; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 324. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 515. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 485. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 26. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 347. 1997; Muktesh, Epiphytic Fl. Western Ghats 128. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 459. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 355. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 732. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 885. 2009.
Cyanotis vivipara Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 226. 1851; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 388. 1892.
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Description:
Epiphytic herbs with creeping branches; 5-15 cm high; stem hirtus. leaves basal and cauline, basal larger, to 10 x 1.5 cm, oblong-lanceolate, densely villous below, glabrous above; sheath tubular, densely hairy. Cymes sessile, few, along the creeping branches; bracteoles absent. Flowers few together. Septemberals 3, free, 1.5 x 1.5 mm, elliptic, acute, hairy. Petals 3, free, 3 x 1.5 mm, obovate, acute, pink. Stamens 6, filaments beard. Ovary obovate, hairy, 3-celled, 2-ovules in each cell. Capsule 6-seeded.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Wayanad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
Yes
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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:
Monocotyledonous 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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
750-1200
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Localities:
Rosemala, Chenthamarakokka, Pooppara, Valiyaparathode, Pathenthode, Bonaccord
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