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Ipomoea pileata
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea pileata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 94. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 203. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 918(644). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 181. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 487. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 310. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 454. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 208. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 344. 2005.
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Description:
Twiners, stem puberulus. Leaves 6-8 x 7-9 cm, ovate-acuminate, mucronate, base cordate, glabrescent above and pubescent below; petiole to 7 cm long. Flowers enclosed in a boat-shaped, to 5 cm broad involucre; peduncle often longer than the petiole; sepals ovate, obtuse, 1.2 cm long, tomentose; corolla pinkish-white, narrowly, funnel-shaped, tube 2 cm long and 2 mm wide, limb 1.2 cm across. Capsule ovoid, 5 mm long; seeds ovoid, black.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Along sedges in moist deciduous forests and in clearings
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Distribution:
Tropical Africa and Indo-Malesia
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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:
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:
Peechi, Vengoli, Chittar, Aruvampara, Machiri
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