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Pueraria phaseoloides
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 9: 125. 1865; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 199. 1876; Chandrab. et al., Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 78: 630. 1981; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 154. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 132. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 152. 1988; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 234. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 150. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 100. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 217. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 188. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 236. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 302. 2009.
Dolichos phaseoloides Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 316. 1832.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Thotta-payar
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kollam, Kasaragode, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kozhikkode, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Along margins of cultivated lands
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia
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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):
Blue, Pink
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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:
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:
Vazhachal, Rosemala, Athumpumkulam, Moozhiar, Aralam, Nedumpoyil, Payyavur, Vaniampuzha
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