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Uvaria macropoda
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Family:
ANNONACEAE
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Citation: Uvaria macropoda Hook. f. & Thoms., Fl. Ind. 101. 1855 & in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 50. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 13(9). 1915; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 34. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 19. 1997.
Desmos zeylanicus sensu Subramanian, Fl. Thenmala 1995, non (Hook. f. & Thomson) Staff. 1912.
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Description:
Woody climbers; young shoots tomentose. Leaves simple, alternate, 15 x 5 cm, narrowly elliptic or oblong, apex acute or acuminate, base obtuse or rounded, glabrous. Flowers solitary. Pedicels and calyx tuberculate, ferrugineus-tomentose. Petals dull-purple with yellow at base, elliptic or ovate, connate at base, tomentose on both sides. Fruitlets long-stipitate.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-June
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District(s):
Kollam, Thrissur, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South 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):
Red
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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, Choondippara, Rosemala
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