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Parthenocissus semicordata var. roylei
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Family:
VITACEAE
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Citation: Parthenocissus semicordata (Wall.) Planch. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 5:451.1887, var. roylei (King) Raiz. & Saxena, Indian For. 92: 319. 1966; Shetty & P. Singh in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 303. 2000; B.V. Shetty & P. Singh in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 759. 2005.
Vitis semicordata Wall. var. roylei King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 65: 113. 1896.
Vitis neilgherriensis Wight, Ic. t. 965. 1845.
Vitis himalayana Brandis, For. Fl. 100. 1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 655. 1875. p. p.
Vitis anamalayana Bedd., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 25:213.1865-1866; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:656.1875.
Parthenocissus neilgherriensis (Wight) Planch. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 5: 2. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 231(166). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 120. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 60. 1988; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 76. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 74. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 136. 2005.
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Description:
Large climber; stem lenticellate. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets to 17 x 10 cm, ovate, acuminate, rounded at base, coriaceous, spinous serrate, 9-nerved; lateral leaflets oblique at base; petiolule 0.5-1 cm long; rachis to 11 cm long. Cymes 9 cm across, terminal, peduncled. Flowers bisexual, pedicellate, densely packed; calyx cupular, 5-teethed; petals 4 mm long, oblong; stamens 5, filaments straight; disc obscure; ovary obovoid, truncate, 2-celled; stigma capitate on short style. Fruit a berry; seed 1.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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):
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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:
Pachakkanam, Uppermanalar, Damsite, Kakki hills
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