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Lepianthes umbellata
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Family:
PIPERACEAE
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Citation: Lepianthes umbellata (L.) Rafin., Sylva Tellur. 85. 1838; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 336. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 320. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 230. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 384. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 342. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 395. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 382. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 304. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 25,31. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 374. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 257. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 574. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 336. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 261. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 549. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 416. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 684. 2009.
Piper umbellatum L., Sp. Pl. 30. 1753.
Hackeria subpeltata (Willd.) Kunth, Linnaea 13: 571. 1839; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1208(846). 1925.
Piper subpeltatum Willd., Sp. Pl. 1: 166. 1797; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 95. 1886.
Pothomorphe subpeltata (Willd.) Miq., Comm. Phyt. 37. 1840.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Attanari, Panniperuvelam, Peechampan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect shrubs, to 1.5 m high; stems ridged. Leaves simple, alternate, 20-40 x 20-40, orbicular, rounded at apex, cordate at base, entire, pubescent above and below; nerves palmately radiating from base; petiole sheathing at base, to 20 cm long. Spikes 8-15 x 0.3 cm, cylindric, 3-7 together, umbellate, peduncled, axillary, bracts peltate, stalked, triangular, ciliate. Flowers densely packed; stamens 3, filaments short; ovary obovoid, truncate, stigmas 3, sessile, curved out. Berry trigonous, minute.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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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):
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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:
600-1200
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kallar, Umikuppan, Karimala, Campshed area, Moozhiar, Chandanathode, Teerthundamala, Siruvani slopes, Padagiri, Ponmudi, Viedalmala, Konnakadu, Thalichola, Thenmalai, Teppakulam, Rockwood, Bonaccord, Athirumala
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