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Passiflora foetida var. hispida
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Family:
PASSIFLORACEAE
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Citation: Passiflora foetida L. var. hispida (DC.) Killip ex Gleasson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 408. 1931; Anil Kumar & Ravi, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 16: 70. 1992; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 233. 2005.
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Description:
Herbaceous vines; stem, leaves and sepals outside hispid with pale yellowish glandular viscid hairs. Leaves broadly ovate in outline, 3-lobed, both surfaces densely or sparsely glandular-hirsute, margin coarsely dentate, glandular-ciliate; ovary glabrous. Berry 2-2.5 cm. Seeds obovate.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America; now naturalised in many Tropical countries in Asia and Africa
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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):
Violet, White, Purple
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
Angamoozhy
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