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Pothos crassipedunculatus
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Pothos crassipedunculatus Sivad. & N. Mohanan, Pl. Syst. Evol. 168: 221. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 498. 1994; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 351. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 368. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 759. 2002.
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Description:
Stem apex flagellate. Leaves 13-20 x 4-7 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base cordate, intramarginal veins looping at the margin; petiole to 2 cm, pulvinate. Inflorescence lateral, ca 1 cm long, cataphylls 3 or 4; peduncle to 4 cm; spathe 2-2.5 x 1.5 cm, ovate-acute, apiculate, white; spadix sessile, 2 x 0.4 cm, sub-cylindric. Flowers to 2 mm diameter, bisexual trimerous; tepals 6, fleshy, apex flat; filaments short, 3 x 0.6 mm; anthers 4-lobed, extrorse; stigma sessile, convex with tuft of papillae at centre; ovary trilocular.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
Creamy, White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous 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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
800-1200
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Localities:
Orukomban, Agastyarkudam, Athirumala, Chemungi
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