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Decalepis hamiltonii
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Family:
PERIPLOCACEAE
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Citation: Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. in Wight, Contrib. 64.1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4:11.1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 828(582). 1923; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 194. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 194. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mahannikizhangu, Mahalikizhangu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Twining shrubs; branchlets jointed. Leaves to 6 x 4.5 cm, obovate-elliptic or orbicular, apex obtuse, base cuneate, membranous; petiole to 1.5 cm. Cymes trichotomously branched; calyx deeply 5 lobed, 2 mm, oblong; corolla tube 1 mm, lobes 3 x 2 mm, oblong, recurved, white pubescent inside; corona of 10 scales, alternately long hooked and short; filaments 1 mm, anthers attached to style apex; ovaries 1 mm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
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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):
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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-1200
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Localities:
Gellimala, Kuchimudi
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