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Hippocratea arnottiana
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Family:
HIPPOCRATEACEAE
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Citation: Hippocratea arnottiana Wight, Illustr. 1: 133, t. 46. f. 47. 1840; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 624. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 213 (153). 1918; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 224. 2009.
Loeseneriella arnottiana (Wight) A.C. Smith, J. Arnold Arbor. 16: 174. 1945; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 66. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 116. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 100. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 97. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 122. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 118. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 117. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 108. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 145. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 68. 1999; K. Ramam. & B.D. Naithani in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 140. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 66. 2002; K. Ramam. & P. Venu in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 707. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Puramkody
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Stragglers. Leaves 8-12 x 4-6 cm, coarsely coriaceous, elliptic, ovate, acuminate, stipules small. Panicles of cymes axillary or terminal; sepals 1 x 1.5 mm, ovate; petals 3-4 x 3-4 mm, obovate, clawed; stamens inserted on disc; ovary enclosed in the disc, 3-celled, ovule 2-10 in each cell. Fruit 7 x 2 cm, oblong, 3 winged.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Green, 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:
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Localities:
Vellanimala, Kombakkayam, Alampetty, Muthalakkuzhi, Kannoth, Aralam, Parappa, Bhavani river bank, Boneccord, Vaniampuzha, Kanjirakadavu
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