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Alocasia fornicata
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Alocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 4: 410. 1854; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 526. 1893; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 482. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 471. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 364. 2002.
Arum fornicatum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 501. 1832.
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Description:
Perennial herbs; stem erect, to 10 cm long. Leaves 2-5 together; 30-44 x 20-25 cm, ovate, apex acute, shortly peltate, proximal lobes triangular, acute, nerves to 8 pairs, lowest pair bear the lateral nerves of basal lobes, intercostae regular, parallel; petiole to 45 cm long, canaliculate, slender, base sheathing. Peduncle 2-4 together, to 40 cm long, slender; spathe yellow, 12-14 cm long, tubular part 5 cm long, limb ovate, acuminate to the apex; spadix 10-12 cm long, pistillate lower part 1.5 cm long, sterile middle portion 2 cm long, staminate part 2 cm long and appendix 6 cm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-September
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular 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):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous 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:
Chimmini, Sabarimala, Pooppara
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