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Bonamia semidigyna
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Bonamia semidigyna (Roxb.) Hall.f. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 528. 1893; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 187. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 259. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 468. 1990; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 336. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 464. 2009.
Convolvulus semidigynus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 47. 1824.
Breweria cordata Blume, Bijdr. 722. 1826; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 223. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 923(648). 1923.
Breweria roxburghii Choisy, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 6: 493. 1834.
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Description:
Tomentose climbers. Leaves ovate-cordate, 4-9 by 3-6.5 cm, base cordate, apex acuminate-apiculate, lateral nerves 5-6 pairs, softly tomentose; petiole 2-4 cm long. Flowers 2-5, in umbellate cymes, 5-merous; bracts oblanceate, peduncle c. 9 cm long; sepals subequal, elliptic-ovate to ovate-oblong; corolla white, c. 4 cm long , funnel-form, pilose without; stamens included; ovary 2-locular, ovules 2 per locule; style 2-fid. Capsule subglobose. Seed black, glabrous.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Ernakulam
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
In laterite hill slopes, rocky areas and sacred groves
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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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Adoor, Moozhiar, Alleppey town, Sharangakavu
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