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Cayaponia laciniosa
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Cayaponia laciniosa (L.) C.Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 346. 1962.
Bryonia laciniosa L., Sp. Pl. 1013. 1753,p.p.
Bryonopsis courtallensis Arn., Hook.'s J. Bot. 3: 274. 1841.
Bryonopsis bennettii Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 1: 657. 1855.
Aechmandra zeylanica Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 125. 1859.
Cerasiocarpum zeylanicum (Thw.) Hook. f. in Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 1: 832. 1862 & Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 629. 1879.
Cerasiocarpum bennettii (Miq.) Cogn. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 729. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 541(382). 1919; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 18. 1982; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 30. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 199. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 153. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 66. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 134. 2002.
Kedrostis courtallensis (Arn.) Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 353. 1962; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 391. 2009.
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Description:
Scabrous creepers. Leaves simple, opposite, 9-13 x 5-7 cm, ovate-oblong, apex acuminate, base cordate, distantly denticulate and coarsely scabrous. Flowers monoecious; male flowers in axillary racemes, female flowers axillary, solitary. Calyx tube campanulate. Petals 5, obovate, free. Stamens in male flowers 3, free, anthers straight. Ovary in female flowers globular, 1-celled; ovules 5-6, style columnar, stigma 3-fid. Berry 8 mm across, globose, smooth; seeds ovoid, marginate.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia
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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:
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:
-960
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Localities:
Peechi, Mlappara, Orukomban, Vellarimala
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