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Ipomoea dichroa
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea dichroa (Roem. & Schult.) Choisy in DC., Prodr. 9: 364. 1845; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 211. 1999.
Convolvulus dichrous Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 4: 263. 1819.
Ipomoea pilosa (Roxb.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. (ed. 1) 289. 1827, non Houtt. 1777; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 213. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 917(644). 1923.
Convolvulus pilosus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 55. 1824, non Rottl. 1803.
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Description:
Hirsute climbers. Leaves usually 3-lobed, midlobe 3 x 2.5 cm, ovate, apiculate, base cordate, sparsely strigose above, white tomentose beneath; petiole to 2 cm. Cymes axillary; peduncles to 5 cm; bracts 1 cm, lanceolate, decurrent, hirsute; pedicels to 8 mm, hirsute; calyx lobes free, 10 x 2 mm, linear, lanceolate, hirsute; corolla 1.8 cm, funnel shaped, pink; stamens included, unequal, to 1 cm; anthers cordate at base; ovary 1 mm, semi-circular, style 9 mm, stigmas 2, capitate.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India and Tropical Africa
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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):
Blue, 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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Churullipetty
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