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Connarus sclerocarpus
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Family:
CONNARACEAE
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Citation: Connarus sclerocarpus (Wight & Arn.) Schellenb., Candollea 2: 98. 1925; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 273(194). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 132. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 112. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 141. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 130. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 88. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 85. 1998; M.S. Mondal in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 531. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 81. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 187. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 149. 2005; N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 826. 2005.
Rourea ? sclerocarpa Wight & Arn., Prodr. 262. 1839.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Njaraneelakarikam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Large climbers. Leaflets 6-8 x 2-3.5 cm, elliptic, acute at base and apex; nerves 3 or 4 pairs, basal pair opposite, rib like; petiole 5 mm long. Panicles 10 x 10 cm, terminal, densely brown tomentose. Flowers light pink; pedicels very short; sepals yellow, 3 x 1.5 mm, densely tomentose outside; petals 7 x 2 mm, oblanceolate, obtuse, densely hairy; style 5 mm long, densely tomentose. Fruits not seen.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern 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):
White, Pink
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
400-700
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Localities:
Anakuthivayal, Pezha, Nelluyampathy forests, Pampa, Ayyappankovil, Karappa, Thuthampara, Mulleria, Ariankavu, Bonaccord
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