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Fernandoa adenophylla
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Family:
BIGNONIACEAE
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Citation: Fernandoa adenophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) Steenis, Blumea 23: 135. 1976.
Bignonia adenophylla Wall. ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 22. 1837.
Heterophragma adenophyllum (Wall. ex G.Don) Seem. ex Benth. & Hook.f.. Gen. Pl. 2: 1047. 1876.
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Description:
Deciduous trees, 10-15 m tall. Leaves opposite, 20-40 cm long; pinnae rusty tomentose; leaflets 2-3 (4) pairs, subsessile, the lowest pair small and closer to the base of petiole and auricle like; the terminal pair the largest, elliptic-oblong or ovate- oblong, 6-18 x 6-15 cm, entire, acute; petiole 0-6 cm,rusty tomentose-brown (especially on the undersurface). Thyrses terminal, lax-flowered. Calyx campanulate, 20 -25 mm long, 3-5-lobed, lobes subequal, rusty tomentose. Corolla tube 35 mm long, tomentose on the outside, lobes subequal, obtuse. Stamens 4, included; anther cells divaricate. Ovary 1 cm long, tomentose; style 3.5 cm long; stigma elliptic, 5 mm long. Capsule to 35 x 1.5-2 cm subterete, pendulous, twisted; seeds many, 2.5-3 cm, including the short wings.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-May
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental tree
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Distribution:
Native of South East Asia
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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):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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