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Thottea barberi
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Family:
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
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Citation: Thottea barberi (Gamble) Ding Hou, Blumea 27: 315. 1981; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 381. 1994; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 413. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 548. 2002.
Apama barberi Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 386. 1924 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1200(840). 1925.
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Description:
Shrubs, 1-1.5 m high. Leaves 5-15 x 3-5 cm, elliptic lanceolate, acuminate at apex, round at base; 3-ribbed from base. Racemes axillary, few-flowered. Perianth brown; lobes 0.2-0.3 cm long, free. Stamens 6-9, anthers free. Ovary 0.5-1 cm long. Siliqua 1-3.5 cm long, 0.2-0.3 cm wide, drooping, glabrous without.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-May
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
Purple
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
700-1000
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Localities:
Agastyarkudam, Chemungi, Athirumala, Pongalapara
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