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Ventilago gamblei
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Family:
RHAMNACEAE
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Citation: Ventilago gamblei Susseng. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. (ed.2) 20d:152. 1953; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 100. 1988; Bhandari & Bhansali in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 219. 2000; P.V. Sreekumar & A.N. Henry in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 730. 2005.
Ventilago lanceolata Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 134. 1916 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 218(157). 1918, non Merr. 1915.
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Description:
Climbing shrubs; branches dark grey or brownish. Leaves alternate, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse at base, crenate at margin, acuminate or mucronate at apex, 4-8 x 2-4 cm; lateral nerves 4-8 pairs; petioles 4-8 mm long, puberulous. Panicles axillary, very rarely terminal; bracts caducous; bracteoles linear. Flowers 4-5 mm long. Calyx lobes 3-angled, keeled at apex, 2-2.5 mm long. Petals spatulate, 1-1.5 mm long. Stamens 1-1.5 mm long; connectives apiculate, recurved. Ovary glabrous. Samaras mucronate at apex of wings, to 5 x 1.5 cm; seeds subglobose, 3-4 x 2-2.5 mm, black or brownish black.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-February
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District(s):
Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chembukkavu
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