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Tetrastigma nilagiricum
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Family:
VITACEAE
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Citation: Tetrastigma nilagiricum (Miq.) B. V. Shetty, Kew Bull. 44: 477. 1989; Shetty & P. Singh in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 315. 2000; B.V. Shetty & P. Singh in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 762. 2005.
Cissus nilagirica Miq., Linnaea 26: 221. 1854.
Vitis muricata sensu Wight & Arn., Prodr. 128. 1834, non Wall. ex Wight & Arn. 1832.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Pashalakodi
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Description:
Scandent shrub; branches terete, striate, muricate; tendrils simple, stout. Leaves 3-5 foliolate, pedate, light green when dry. Petioles 2-5 cm long; terminal leaflet elliptic, acute to rounded at base, serrate and retrorse at margin, acute to acuminate at apex, 6-13 x 3-6 cm; petiolules ca 1 cm long; lateral leaflets oblique, apex and margin as in terminal leaflet, 5-9 x 2.5-4 cm; petiolules ca 0.5 cm long. Inflorescences umbelled cymes, ca 3 cm long; peduncles to 1 cm long, pubescent. Flowers pubescent, pale green; pedicels 2-3 mm long. Calyx 4-lobed. Petals oblong, ca 2 x 1 mm. Disk thick, covering lower half of ovary. Ovary urceolate; style distinct. Berries globose, ca 1 cm; seeds oblong-obovoid, ca 8 x 4.5 mm, deeply crenate on sides; adaxial surface with a linear furrow; abaxial surface with an oblong chalazal knot.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
South 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):
Green
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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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