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Cynanchum alatum
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Cynanchum alatum Wight & Arn. in Wight, Contrib. 57. 1834 & Ic. t. 1280. 1848; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 24. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 836(588). 1923; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 208. 1997.
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Description:
Glabrous twining herbs. Leaves elliptic-oblong or linear-oblong, acute, base cordate, sparsely hairy, glaucous below, to 8 x 3 cm; lateral nerves 7-9, faint. Peduncles 1-1.5 cm long. Corolla white, 0.5 cm long, divided nearly to the base, lobes oblong, acute; corona of 5 erect obtuse bifid lobes, with shorter lobes between them.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous 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
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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:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Rosemala
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