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Agave vivipara
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Family:
AGAVACEAE
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Citation: Agave vivipara L., Sp. Pl. 323. 1753.
Agave angustifolia Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 72. 1812, nom. illeg.; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 384. 1985.
Agave wightii Drumm. & Prain, Dept. Land Rec. and Agric. Beng. Bull. 8: 11. 1906; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 291. 1982.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Dwarf aloe
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Description:
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
On hedges and in waste places, also grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Tropical America
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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):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
Periyarum
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