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Lepistemon verdcourtii
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Lepistemon verdcourtii Philip Mathew & Biju, Kew Bull. 46: 560. 1991; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 311. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 209. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 345. 2005.
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Description:
Twiners, velutinous. Leaves 6-9 x 3-6 cm, ovate, apex acuminate, mucronate, base cordate or hastate, tomentose on both sides, lateral nerves 6-8; petiole to 7.5 cm long. Flowers in many-flowered dense, umbellate, peduncled cymes; peduncle ca. 3 cm long; pedicels 7 or 8 mm long; sepals ovate, obtuse, subequal, outer 3 x 3 mm, inner two 3.5 x 3 mm; corolla urceolate, pale yellow 1.5 cm long, shortly lobed, lobes plaited, glabrous; scales obovoid, concave, hirsute outside; stamens attached to the base of scales; ovary glabrous, conical; style short, stigma 2-lobed, papillose. Capsule dorsiventrally compressed, deeply 4-lobed, glabrous, 2-3.5 x 5-6 mm; seeds 4, ovoid, greyish-brown tomentose.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Among reeds in semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Poringal, Vazhachal, Peringalkuth, Kothala, Konni
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