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Gnetum edule
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Family:
GNETACEAE
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Citation: Gnetum edule (Willd.) Blume, Nov. Pl. Expos. 31. 1833; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 591. 2005.
Thoa edulis Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 477. 1805.
Gnetum ula Brongn. in Duperr., Voy. Bot. 12. 1829; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1885(1304). 1936; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 487. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 362. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 443. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 459. 1990; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 471. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 441. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 361. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 300. 1999.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karuthodal, Odal, Sunamkai, Oola kodi
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Description:
Woody lianas. Leaves opposite, 10-18 x 5-9 cm, elliptic-ovate or oblong, coriaceous, acute, base rounded or acute; petiole to 1.5 cm. Panicles axillary arising from mature wood; bracts cupular; male strobilus - to 5 cm long, bracteoles 2.5 mm; stamens 1, exserted; female strobilus to 7 cm long; ovary globose. Fruit 2, 3 x 2 cm, ellipsoid, yellow.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves in the plains
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
,g,
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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:
Peechi, Elanad, Ranni, Aralam, Chandanathode, Periyarum, Parappa, Mukkali forests, Karivara slopes, Kulathupuzha, Ettapadappu, Thenmalai
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