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Pothos thomsonianus
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Pothos thomsonianus Schott, Aroideae 24, t. 51. 1853; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 555. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1592(1110). 1931; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 498. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 476. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 761. 2002; Robi, Magesh & Menon, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 32: 628. 2008.
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Description:
Climbers; stem rigid, glabrous. Leaves alternate, to 20 x 4.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, acuminate at apex, obtusely acute at base; lateral nerves many, regular, parallel, commissural veins nearly marginal; petiole 1.5-2 cm long, channelled. Spadix on short lateral branches; peduncle solitary, 4-5 cm long, stout; spathe 1.5 x 0.6 cm, ovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronate; spadix 18 x 4 mm, cylindrical, uniform. Flowers compactly packed; bracts minute. Stamens 6. Ovary ovoid, stigma hexagonal. Berries 6 x 5 mm, obovoid, black.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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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):
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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:
Near Threatened (NT)
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Altitude:
500-1200
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Localities:
Arjunankotta, Agastyarkudam, Karamanayar region, Attayar
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