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Cissus repens
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Family:
VITACEAE
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Citation: Cissus repens Lam., Encycl. 1: 31. 1783; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 233(167). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 68. 1982; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 105. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 108. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 121. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 74. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 72. 1999; Shetty & P. Singh in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 290. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 71. 2002; B.V. Shetty & P. Singh in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 755. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 235. 2009.
Cissus glauca Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1:425.1820; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 234(168). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 68. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 119. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 105. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 104. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 133. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 125. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 121. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 71. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 169. 2002; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 152. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 135. 2005.
Vitis repens (Lam.) Wight & Arn. in Wight, Cat. 58.1833 & Prodr. 125.1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:646.1872.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chunnambuvalli, Mrigampuli, Njarala, Nerinnampuli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Cissus
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Description:
Creepers; stem glaucous, terete. Leaves 10-16 x 6-11 cm, ovate, acuminate, deeply cordate at base, 5 nerved from base, midrib with 3 pairs of lateral nerves; petiole 4-7 cm long. Cymes 5-7 cm across, glabrous; peduncle 6 cm long; junctions with orbicular bracts; pedicels 5-8 together, 1 cm long. Flowers many; calyx obtusely lobed, ciliate; petals 1.5 mm long, reddish, disk glabrous. Drupe 4 x 3 mm, oblique-obovoid, smooth
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
All types of 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):
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:
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Localities:
Samplampetty, Swamikkayam, Karadikkavala, Vengoli, Thekkady, Kannoth, Adoor, Pandalam, Hosdurg, Periyarum, Sreekantapuram, Taliparamba, Mukkali forests, Vattapara-Siruvani forests, Vadapuram, Vazhikadavu, Teppakulam, Neyyar
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