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Cayratia pedata var. pedata
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Family:
VITACEAE
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Citation: Cayratia pedata (Lam.) A. Juss. ex Gagnep. in Lecomte, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 346. 1911 var. pedata; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 236(169). 1915; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 69. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 119. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 58. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 103. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 107. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 130. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 123. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 120. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 73. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 26,34. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 76. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 150. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 73. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 71. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 46. 2000; Shetty & P. Singh in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 272. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 69. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 168. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 134. 2005; B.V. Shetty & P. Singh in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 744. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 177. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 233. 2009.
Cissus pedata Lam., Encycl. 1: 31. 1783.
Vitis pedata (Lam.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 128. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 661. 1875.
Vitis canarensis Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 123. 1851.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Corivalli, Tripadi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Weak climbers; stem minutely hispid. Leaves pedately 5-9-foliolate; leaflets 7-15 x 3-6 cm, ovate, acuminate, serrate, hispid; nerves 8-10 pairs, regular, prominent; rachis 9 cm long; petiolule 1 cm long, of terminal leaflet 3.5 cm long. Cymes 7 x 8 cm, hispid; peduncle 3 cm long. Flowers 6 mm across, greenish. Petals 3 x 2 mm, ovate, acute; disk a fleshy rim. Berry 1 x 1 cm, 2-4 lobed, rusty tomentose; seed 6 x 6 mm, faces rugose.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-July
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves in the plains
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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):
Green, 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:
-1300
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Localities:
Melmala, Kalvarimala, Kuchimudi, Karimala, Vattavada, Nelluyampathy forests, Campshed area, Angamoozhy, Chandanathode, Walayar, Alleppey town, Nedumkayam, Ariankavu, Vellarimala, Athirumala
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