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Dalbergia beddomei
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Dalbergia beddomei Thoth., Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Pl. Sci.) 92: 23. 1983 & Rev. Dalberg. India 83. 1987; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 134. 1992; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 97. 1998.
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Description:
Stout climbers; stems hispid. leaves 5-foliolate; leaflets to 8.5 x 4.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, acutely obtuse at apex and base, densely fulvous-hairy below. Panicles to 4 cm long, axillary. Flowers to 8 mm long; calyx 5 mm long, lobes truncate, densely hairy; standard orbicular, greenish yellow, reflexed. Pods linear-oblong, 3 x 0.8 cm, compressed, glabrous, long-stalked; seeds 1-3.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests along stream banks
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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):
Green, Yellow
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Mlappara
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