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Desmos viridiflorus
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Family:
ANNONACEAE
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Citation: Desmos viridiflorus (Bedd.) Safford, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 506. 1912; Debika Mitra in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 262. 1993; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 27. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 4. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 2. 2002; M. Mohanan in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 144. 2005.
Unona viridiflora Bedd., Ic. t. 158. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 60. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 15(10). 1915.
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Description:
Young shoots rufous. Leaves 12-15 x 3 cm, ovate-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base rounded; petiole 0.6-0.8 cm long. Flowers solitary, pedicels to 4 cm long, slender; bracts 1.5-2 cm across, ovate, cordate at base; sepals 3 x 1.2 cm, ovate-lanceolate, dark green; outer petals 4.5 x 1.5 cm; inner petals narrower, silky pubescent, green. stamens ca 2 mm long; ovaries many, densely hairy, stigma obovoid, green.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Sholayar, Karimala, Pooppara
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