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Smilax perfoliata
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Family:
SMILACACEAE
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Citation: Smilax perfoliata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 622. 1790; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 478. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 511. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 458. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 316. 1999.
Smilax prolifera Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 795. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 312. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1519(1061). 1928.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Paichooral
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Stout climbing shrubs. Leaves to 20 x 12 cm, broadly oblong, ovate, apex obtuse, basally 5-7 nerved, thickly coriaceous, cuspidate; petiole to 4 cm, stout, angled, sheathing to the middle, tendrils coiled. Umbels on axillary cymes, to 12 cm; bracts ovate, 1 cm; outer perianth, 6 x 2 mm, broadly oblong, inner ones 6 x 1 mm, apiculate; filaments 5 mm, anthers 2 mm, oblong; female flowers- staminodes 6, linear; ovary 2 mm, globose, stigma 3, recurved.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-November
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and South 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, Yellow
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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, Kannoth, Mukkali forests
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