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Smilax lanceifolia
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Family:
SMILACACEAE
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Citation: Smilax lanceifolia Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 72. 1814; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 308. 1892; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 322. 1988.
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Description:
Climbers; stem branched, terete, 1--2 m, woody; branchlets occasionally zigzagged. Leaves 6--17 × 2--8 cm, lanceolate to ovate-oblong,; petiole 1--2(--2.5) cm, narrowly winged for 1/5--1/4 its length; abscission zone at middle; tendrils usually present. Inflorescence of 1(or 2) umbels, basally prophyllate; peduncle 1--1.5 cm, proximally articulate; umbels of both sexes densely 20--30-flowered, base slightly thickened. Male flowers: tepals yellowish green, 3--4.5 × ca. 1 mm; stamens 3--4 mm. Female flowers: tepals 1.5--2 × ca. 0.6 mm; staminodes 6. Berries yellowish red to black, globose, 6--7 mm in diam.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-November
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District(s):
Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded forest areas
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Distribution:
Himalayas, Myanmar and China
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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):
Green
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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:
Valiyaparathode, Punnamala
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