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Petrea volubilis
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Family:
VERBENACEAE
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Citation: Petrea volubilis L., Sp. Pl. 626. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1106(774). 1924; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 228. 1982; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 363. 1994; Rajendran & Daniel, Indian Verbenaceae 386. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 569. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Purple Wreath, Queen's wreath, Sandpaper vine
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Description:
Shrub, twining to suberect, up to 6 m tall, hairy. Leaves elliptic, ovate-elliptic to oblong, 5-20 cm long, 2.5-10 cm broad, asperous, entire or wavy at margin, usually acute; petiole 1-1.5 cm long. Racemes terminal, up to 30 cm long. Flowers blue or pale violet; pedicel 7-8 mm long. Calyx petaloid, tube 2-3 mm long, lobes 12-18 mm long, 4-6 mm broad, oblong; throat scales triangular, acute. Corolla salver-shaped, bright blue, tube infundibuliform, pubescent above and densely hairy near stamen insertion within; anterior lobe largest. Fruit somewhat obovate-oblong, enclosed within the hardened calyx.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America
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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
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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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