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Alysicarpus heterophyllus
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Alysicarpus heterophyllus (Benth. ex Baker.) Jafri & Ali, Biologia (Lahore) 12: 33. 1966; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 78. 1992; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 88. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 84. 2002.
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. var. heterophyllus Benth. ex Baker in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 158. 1876.
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Description:
Procumbent herbs; stem strigose along one line. Leaves to 6 x 0.5 cm, linear-oblong, acute, minutely hairy below, base rounded; petiole 5 mm long; stipule 2 x 0.3 cm, lanceolate, acuminate, straw-coloured. Raceme to 5 cm long, terminal; bracts 7 x 4 mm, ovate, acute; calyx 10 mm long, lobes strongly ciliate at apex; standard pink, 8 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan
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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):
Violet, 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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ponmudi, Mangaladevi, Velayudhankayi
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