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Tylophora indica var. indica
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 19: 373. 1921, var. indica; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 169. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 259. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 247. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 438. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 292. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 300. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 224. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 15. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 293. 1996; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 320. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 443. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 535. 2009.
Cynanchum indicum Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 70. 1768.
Tylophora asthmatica (L. f.) Wight & Arn. in Wight, Contrib. 51. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 44. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 843(593). 1923.
Asclepias asthmatica L. f., Suppl. Pl. 171. 1781.
Asclepias prolifera Rottl. ex Ainslie, Mat. Ind. 2: 225. 1826.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vallippala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Emetic swallow-wort, Indian ipecacuanha
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Description:
Slender, pubescent climbers. Leaves simple, opposite, 4-10 x 2-5.5 cm, ovate to oblong, acute or acuminate apex, base subcordate, entire, slightly pubescent on both sides, petiole to 0.8 cm. Flowers greenish-purple or greenish-yellow, in umbellate cymes; pedicel to 1.3 cm; bracts filiform, hairy. Calyx hairy outside, divded nearly to the base, lobes linear-lanceolate, to 2 mm. Corolla 1 cm across, lobes to 4 mm long. Corona single, lobes acuminate at tip. Ovary ob-conical; style to 1 mm; follicle cylindric, acute at both ends small, flat. Follicles 7-10 cm long, oblong, tapering towards the apex, glabrous; seeds 7 mm long, broadly ovate, coma 2-2.5 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-July
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Along bushes and thickets
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
Pink, 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:
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Localities:
Peechi, Ezhimala, Kanthaloor forests, Kuruva Island, Parakode, Bhavani river bank, Ariankavu, S.L. Puram
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