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Gymnema hirsutum
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Gymnema hirsutum Wight & Arn. in Wight, Contrib. 44. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 29. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 839(590). 1923; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 247. 1989; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 450. 2002.
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Description:
Large woody twining shrubs, yellowish-brown pubescent. Leaves opposite, 4-7 x 3-4.5 cm, ovate to ovate lanceolate, acute to slightly acuminate at apex, round to slightly cordate at base; lateral nerves 3-4 pairs. Flowers in axillary and lateral umbellate cymes; peduncle 0.5-0.8 cm long; pedicels slender, 0.2-0.4 cm long. Calyx 1 mm long; lobes 5, ovate, pubescent without. Corolla yellow,2-2.5 mm across; lobes 5. Corona 1 m long; lobes thick. Anthers 5, erect. Carpels 2, apocarpous; ovules many; styles free; stigma united, capitate. Follicles oblong-lanceolate, 5-7 cm long, 0.7 cm wide at base, tip pointed; seeds ovate, 0.2 cm long with silky coma at apex.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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):
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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
400-750
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Localities:
Peppara, Attayar, Bonaccord
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