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Cryptolepis grandiflora
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Family:
PERIPLOCACEAE
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Citation: Cryptolepis grandiflora Wight, Ic. t. 831. 1844-45 & Illustr. Ind. Bot. 169. t. 155B. 1850; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 5. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 826(580). 1923; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 194. 1999.
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Description:
Tall glabrous twiners. Leaves to 8 x 3.6 cm, elliptic-oblong, base acute to truncate, apex acute, lateral nerves 8-14 pairs, closely parallel, glabrous or slightly pubescent; petiole to 1 cm. Inflorescence a terminal, 3-5- flowered cymes; peduncle to 4 cm long. Bracts deciduous. Calyx lobes 5, 1-1.5 x c. 0.4 cm, ovate-lanceolate, margin recurved. Corolla purple, c. 4 cm across, funnel-shaped; tube 3-3.5 cm long; lobes 5, broadly obovate, twisted to right in bud. Stamens 5, connivent around stigma. Corona of 5, fleshy scales alternating with corolla lobes. Ovary oblong; style to 4 mm; stigma conic.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-January
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
Purple
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Churullipetty
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