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Lepistemon leiocalyx
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Lepistemon leiocalyx Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 113. 1895; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 921(646). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 274. 1984; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 344. 2005.
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Description:
Twinig shrubs, stem tomentose. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, often 3-lobed, 8-10 by 4-7 cm, base deeply cordate, apex gradually acuminate, mucronate, densely soft villous, chartaceous. Flowers in dense axillary cymes, bisexual, 5-merous. Calyx-lobes 5, subequal. Corolla yellow. Pollen grains spinulose. Disc cupular. Ovary 2-locular; ovules 2 per locule. Capsule 4-valved; seeds glabrous.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-March
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District(s):
Kollam, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded forest areas
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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):
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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Pandaravarai, Gurunadhan mannu, Velithode, Near Erattayar Tunnel outlet
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