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Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescens
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Family:
PERIPLOCACEAE
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Citation: Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. pubescens (Wight & Arn.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 4. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 825(580). 1923; Ramach., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 5: 139. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 284. 1988; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 196. 1999; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 539. 2009.
Hemidesmus pubescens Wight & Arn. in Wight, Contrib. 63. 1834.
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Description:
Twiners, pubescent. Leaves opposite, rarely ternate, to 9 x 2.5 cm oblong-elliptic, apex acute, tip apiculate, sub coriaceous, pubescent ; petiole 0.5 cm, pubescent. Flowers in axillary subsessile fascicles, bracts 1 mm, lanceolate; calyx lobes 2 mm, ovate, margins ciliate; corolla rotate, deeply lobed, lobes 4 x 2 mm, ovate, acute, rugose within; pollinia granular; corona single, corolline; ovaries 2 mm, style 1 mm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-
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District(s):
Idukki, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
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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):
Yellow, Pink
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Karimutty, Tolpetty, Ambayathode
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