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Clematis wightiana
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Family:
RANUNCULACEAE
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Citation: Clematis wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 2. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 5. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 3(2). 1915; M. A. Rau in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 80. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 10. 1999; N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 114. 2005.
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Description:
Climbing shrubs, tomentose. Leaves 3-5 foliolate, leaflets 6 x 4 cm, ovate, acuminate, densely tomentose, crenate or lobed with spiny protuberance, base cordate; petiole to 3 cm, twinning. Panicles axillary or terminal, peduncles to 2.5 cm; sepals 4, yellow-brown, 18 x 12 mm, ovate, glabrous inside; stamens numerous, filaments pubescent below; carpels many; stigma pilose. Achenes in globose heads, pubescent.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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, White, Creamy
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
800-2000
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Localities:
Olippara
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