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Marsdenia raziana
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Marsdenia raziana Yoga. & Subram., Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Pl. Sci.) 83B: 147. 1976; Sasidh. & Anto, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 21: 247. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 210. 1997; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 533. 2009.
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Climbing glabrous shrubs, stem striate, latex watery. Leaves simple, opposite, 10-19 x 7-10 cm, oblong, acuminate, base rounded or acute, membranous, glabrous and glossy; lateral nerves 7-9 pairs, reticulations prominent beneath; petiole 1-3 cm long. Flowers brownish-pink, 1 x 1.2 cm, in 10-15 flowered umbellate racemes. Calyx ovate, acute, ciliate along the margins. Corolla tube urceolate, lobes ovate, acte, reflexed.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-March
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District(s):
Kollam, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India
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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, 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:
South India
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Alvarakurichi
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