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Thunbergia mysorensis
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) Anders., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 9: 448. 1967; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 393. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1008(708). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 310. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 352. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 212. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 602. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 362. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 355. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 29. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 350. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 528. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 241. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 309. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 239. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 520. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 389. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 635. 2009.
Hexacentris mysorensis Wight, Ic. t. 871. 1844.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Clock Vine
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Description:
Climbers. Leaves simple, 10-14 x 4-8 cm, ovate-lanceolate or oblong, apex acute to acuminate, base truncate or hastate, scabrid, coarsely nerved, dentate; petiole 1-5 cm long. Racemes axillary, to 50 cm long, drooping; flowers many; bracteoles 15-25 x 5-12 mm, ovate-oblong-lanceolate, pedicels 2-3 cm long, opposite. Calyx obscure. Corolla yellow, to 4 cm long, 6 cm across, tube ventricose, lobes obovate, glabrous. Filaments ciliate, anthers spurred. Capsule 3 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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):
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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
800-1400
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Localities:
Peechi, Kallar, Arjunankotta, Karimala, Silent Valley R. F., Ponmudi, Campshed area, Moozhiar, Aluvamkudi, Teerthundamala, Thalichola, Bonaccord, Pongalapara, Athirumala
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