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Thottea siliquosa
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Family:
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
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Citation: Thottea siliquosa (Lam.) Ding Hou, Blumea 27: 327. 1981; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 336. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 319. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 229. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 384. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 341. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 395. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 381. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 301. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 21, 29; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 374. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 256. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 573. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 336. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 261. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 548. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 416. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 683. 2009.
Apama siliquosa Lam., Encycl. 1: 91. 1783; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1200(840). 1925.
Bragantia wallichii R. Br. ex Wight & Arn., Edinb. New Phil. J. 15: 181. 1833; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 73. 1886.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Alpam, Karelvegam, Kodaashari, Kuttivayana, Thavasimuringa
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets angled. Leaves simple, alternate, 19-25 x 5-8 cm, elliptic-oblong, inequilateral, apex acuminate, tomentose below; nerves 5-8 pairs, basal pair rib-like, extending above the middle, nervules parallel; petiole 5 mm long. Flowers in axillary fascicles, 1-5 together, 1.5 cm across; perianth lobed, united into a cup, acute, purplish-brown, lined inside. Stamens 12, united in 3 groups. Ovary 4-celled; ovulesnumerous, 2-seriate; stigma peltate, many-lobed. Capsule to 12 cm x 5 mm, cylindrical, torulose; seeds 2 mm long, trigonous, rugose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular 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):
Violet, Yellow
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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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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-1000
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Vazhachal, Kattalappara, Kallar, Kulathupuzha, Thannikkudy, Vallakkadavu, Anchurali, Pampa, Kanthalppara, Nelluyampathy forests, Manthampotty, Damsite, Kakki hills, Chandanathode, Teerthundamala, Mukkali forests, Muthikulam forests, Kon
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