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Desmodium ferrugineum ssp. ferrugineum
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Desmodium ferrugineum Wall. ex Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 87. 1859, ssp. ferrugineum: Ohashi, Ginkgoana 1: 204. 1973; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 128. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 181. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 153. 1992; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 192. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 173. 2005.
Desmodium polycarpum (Poir.) DC. var. fischeri Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 347(245). 1918,p.p.
Desmodium rufescens sensu Wight & Arn., Prodr. 228. 1834, non DC. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 171. 1876,p.p; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 346(244). 1918.
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Description:
Shrubs; branchlets silky pubescent. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets elliptic to obovate, 7-4 by 0.5-3 cm, base rounded, apex rounded, truncate, mucronulate, lower surface silky pubescent, lateral veins faint. Racemes terminal, c.7 cm long. Flowers congested; bracts subulate; corolla lilac; stamens 9+1. Pods c. 3 cm long; sparsely pubescent.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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District(s):
Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and montane scrub jungles
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Blue
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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:
Kakki hills, Nedumkayam
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