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Dioscorea tomentosa
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Family:
DIOSCOREACEAE
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Citation: Dioscorea tomentosa Koenig ex Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 92. 1815; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 289. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1511(1055). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 291. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 412. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 386. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 317. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 398. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 808. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 509. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 479. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 469. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 725. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 455. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 313. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 350. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 718. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 505. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 873. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chavali, Inckkachil, Inthikachil, Nuli, Noolamkizhangu, Chavankizhangu, Pindi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Stem twining to the left, terete, tomentose. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets subequal, to 13 x 10 cm, broadly ovate, oblique at base, abruptly acuminate; petiole 15-18 cm long. Spikes to 30 cm long, densely tomentose, distantly flowered fascicles at nodes on long peduncle. Female flowers sessile; bracts 4 mm long, ovate; tepals 2 x 1 mm, oblong, acute, hairy. Capsule 25 x 15 mm, oblong, tomentose. Male flowers not seen.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen, moist and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
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):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-800
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Chinnar, Churullipetty, Thekkady, Vallakkadavu, Pooppara, Pathenthode, Anawayi border, Moozhiar, Bandukha, Taliparamba, Chindaki forest, Kanjirakadavu, Punchakolli, Meenmutty, Bonaccord
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