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Ipomoea mauritiana
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq., Coll. Bot. 4: 216. 1719; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 183. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 245. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 264. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 481. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 315. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 240. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 309. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 217. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 451. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 268. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 472. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 342. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 473. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 562. 2009.
Ipomoea paniculata R. Br., Prodr. 486. 1810; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 918(644). 1923.
Ipomoea digitata sensu Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 202. 1883, non L. 1759.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Anchilatthali, Muthalakizhangu, Palmuthukku, Palthookkamkizhangu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Giant potato
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Description:
Glabrous twining shrubs with tuberous roots. Leaves palmately 5-7-lobed, 6-12 x 5-9 cm, base cordae, acuminate at apex of lobations; petiole 4-8 cm long. Inflorescence axillary, few to many-flowered cymes; peduncles 6-12 cm. Calyx-lobes subequal, c. 8 mm long, broadly ovate, glabrous. Corolla large, pink, widely campanulate; tube 2.5-3 cm long, limb spreading, 4-5 cm across, glabrous. Stamens included. Ovary 4-locular. Capsule c. 1 x 0.8 cm, ovoid. Seeds 4, ovoid, black, wooly.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-September
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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):
Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
400-700
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Kattalappara, Koruthode, Pandalam, Tiruvalla, Panathur, Manjeswar, Kanichukulangara, Alleppey town, Saivila, Mammode, Attayar
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