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Vallaris solanacea
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Family:
APOCYNACEAE
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Citation: Vallaris solanacea (Roth) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 417. 1891; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 815(572). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 162. 1982; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 296. 1994; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 432. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 525. 2009.
Peltanthera solanacea Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 132. 1821.
Vallaris heynei Spreng., Syst. Veg. Veg. 1: 635. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 650. 1825.
Vallaris dichotoma (Roxb.) Wall. ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 79. 1837-1838.
Echites dichotoma Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2:19.1832.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vishappala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Ramsar
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Description:
Bark smooth, yellowish-white covered with grey lenticels; stem with milky latex. Leaves 5-12 x 2.5 cm, elliptic oblong lanceolate, acute or acuminate, cuneate at the base, glabrous; petiole 1-1.5 cm long. Inflorescence axillary of 3-many flowered lax cyme; peduncle short, glabrous or pubescent. Flower white, fragrant, c. 1.5 cm across, bracts linear, or lanceolate, acute, pubescent. Pedicel slender, pubescent, upto to 1 cm, mostly recurved. Calyx pubescent tube short, lobes c. 2.5 mm long, acuminate or acute. Corolla-tube narrow, cylindrical, 4-5 mm long, hairy within, pubescent outside, lobes orbicular or obovate, obtuse, 6-8 x 6-10 mm. Stamens included, inserted at the mouth of the tube, anther united to form a sharp cone-like structure, c. 2 mm long, connective horse-shoe shaped. Disc lobes ciliate, ovary hairy, stigma subulate. Fruit somewhat beaked, 10-15 x 3-5 cm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests, wastelands and also grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Sri Lanka through India to Himalayas, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South China and Indo-China
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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:
Yes
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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:
KFRI garden, Alleppey town
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