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Cynanchum callialatum
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Cynanchum callialatum Ham. ex Wight, Contrib. 56. 1834 & Ic. t. 1274. 1848; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 24. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 836(588). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 178. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 283. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 246. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 288. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 297. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 288. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 425. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 194. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 319. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 440. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 530. 2009.
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Description:
Twiners. Leaves 5-8 x 3-4.5 cm, elliptic-oblong or linear-oblong, acute, base cordate, glabrous, glaucous below, lateral nerves 7-9 pairs, intercostae faint; petiole to 2 cm long. Cymes umbellate, axillary; peduncles 3-4 cm long. Flowers small; calyx 5-partite; 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; pollinia waxy, without pellucid margins; style conical at apex.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also along Bushes and thickets
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Distribution:
India and Myanmar
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Vellanimala, Kariamchola, Nilikkal, on way to Kannoth, Kunthipuzha dam site area, Boneccord, Machiri, Pandavanpara
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