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Smilax aspera
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Family:
SMILACACEAE
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Citation: Smilax aspera L., Sp. Pl. 1028. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 306. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1518(1060). 1928; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 322. 1988; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 85. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 458. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 316. 1999.
Smilax maculata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 796. 1832.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chennarvalli, Pomburikodi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Climbing shrubs, stems prickly. Leaves to 8 x 6 cm, broadly ovate, acuminate, base broadly cordate, coriaceous, margins crispate, 5-9 nerved; petiole twisted, to 2 cm, sheath reduced, tendrils axillary from the very base, coiled. Umbels sessile on axillary racemes. flowers unisexual; male flowers-perianth lobes 3 mm, lanceolate; filaments 1.2 mm, anthers 1 mm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-June
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka, South Europe and North Africa
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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):
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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Olikkudy, Vellimala, Kanthaloor forests, Sispara
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