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Cuphea melvilla
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Family:
LYTHRACEAE
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Citation: Cuphea melvilla Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 852. 1825.
Cuphea elegans Klotzsch ex Koehne, Fl. Bras. 13: 301. 1877.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Candy Corn Plant
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Description:
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of South America
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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):
Red, Orange, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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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