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Trichosanthes nervifolia
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Trichosanthes nervifolia L., Sp. Pl. 1008. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 529(373). 1919; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 119. 1982; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 120. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 196. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 120. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 150. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 206. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 136. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 300. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 157. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 136. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 237. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 327. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 395. 2009.
Trichosanthes cuspidata Lam., Encycl. 1: 188. 1783; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 529(373). 1919.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherupadavalam, Kattupadavalam, Patolam
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Scandant herbs; tendrils bifid. Leaves simple, opposite, 6-14 x 5-7 cm, ovate-lanceolate, apex gradually acute, base cordate, margins distantly denticulate, basally 5-nerved, prominent on lower side, membranous; petiole to 3 cm long. Male flowers in racemes; pedicels slender. Calyx-tube c. 1.2 cm long, oblong, dilated above, 5-lobed; lobes filiform. Corolla white, 5-lobed; lobes oblong, fimbriate. Pistillodes 3. Female flowers solitary; ovary 1-locular, ovoid; ovules many; style slender; stigma entire or lobed. Fruit 7-10 x 3-5 cm, ellipsoid, red on ripening; seeds semi-ellipsoid, compressed, rugulose.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
South West 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):
White
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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:
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kallar, Mlappara, Puthussery, Methaganam, Padikkundu, Poochapara, Moozhiar, Alleppey town, Ampumala
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