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Helixanthera lepidophylla
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Family:
LORANTHACEAE
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Citation: Helixanthera lepidophylla (Walp.) Danser, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 10:317. 1929; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 357. 1998.
Loranthus lepidophyllus Walp., Ann. 2:730. 1852.
Loranthus wightii Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 207. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1251(875). 1925.
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Description:
Branches densely puberulus, rugose. Leaves to 4 x 2.5 cm, obovate to orbicular, puberulus; petiole 5-7 mm long. Spike to 3 cm long, puberulus. Flowers many; bud 10 mm long; calyx rim hairy; corolla 7 mm long, puberulus, pinkish brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-August
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District(s):
Idukki
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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:
Yes
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink, Brown
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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:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellimala
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