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Desmodium velutinum
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC., Prodr. 2: 328. 1825; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 149. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 80. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 159. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 165. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 150. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 100. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 142. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 96. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 199. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 103. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 95. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 93. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 209. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 177. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 288. 2009.
Hedysarum velutinum Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1174. 1802.
Desmodium latifolium (Roxb. ex Ker.) DC., Prodr. 2: 328. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 168. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 346(244). 1918.
Hedysarum latifolium Roxb. ex Ker., Bot. Reg. 5: t. 355. 1819.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Orila
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Description:
Shrubs, to 1.5 m high; stem ferrugineous-tomentose. Leaves to 13 x 10 cm, broadly ovate, acute or obtuse at apex, rounded at base, densely velutinus below; nerves 6-8 pairs, regular, prominent below; stipules 3 mm long, cordate at base, white; stipel minute, filiform. Raceme terminal, panicled, to 30 cm long. Flowers 4 mm across, pink. Calyx 1.5 mm long, lobes ovate, acute, hairy. Standard petal 3 x 3 mm. Pods 2 cm long, crenate along ventral suture; joints 8-10, each 3 x 3 mm, roundish, hirsute
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
South and South East Asia and Africa
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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):
Pink, Red
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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:
300-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Karumpara, Koruthode, Vengoli, Neriamangalam, Neyyar, Pisiadamala, Thekkuthode, Mukkali forests, Pothundy, Munderi, Thenmalai, Ettapadappu, Bonaccord
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