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Rhynchosia courtallensis
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Rhynchosia courtallensis van der Maesen, Rheedea 5: 56. 1995.
Dunbaria ferruginea sensu Baker in Hook.f., 2: 217. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 370(261). 1918; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 160. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 104. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 209. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 96. 1999.
Dunbaria latifolia Wight & Arn., Prodr. 258. 1834, nom. illeg.
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Description:
Climbing shrubs, ferrugenous tomentose. Terminal leaflets to 10 x 8 cm, lateral 8 x 6 cm, oblique at base, rhomboid-ovate, apex acuminate, base oblique, slightly cordate; petiole to 5 cm, petiolule 0.3-2 cm, stipules and stipels linear, pubescent. Panicles axillary, flowers yellow; peduncles to 2 cm, pubescent; calyx tube 7 mm, pubescent, lobes 4 mm, triangular; standard petal 3 x 2 cm, orbicular, auricled; wings 2.5 x 1 cm, obliquely obovate; keels 2.5 x 1 cm, clavate; staminal sheath 2 cm, filaments 9 mm; anthers 1 mm; ovary 8 mm, ovules many, tomentose, style 2 cm, hairy, stigma oblique. Pod 4 x 1 cm, pubescent, beaked.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous 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:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kathitheetimala, Marayur, Bhavani river bank, Koomanpara, Thenmalai
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