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Ampelocissus indica
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Family:
VITACEAE
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Citation: Ampelocissus indica (L.) Planch., Vigne Amer. Eur. 8: 375. 1884; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 19. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 111. 1996; Shetty & P. Singh in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 254. 2000; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 53. 2000; B.V. Shetty & P. Singh in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 738. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 176. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 231. 2009.
Vitis indica L., Sp. Pl. 202. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 653. 1875.
Ampelocissus arnottiana Planch. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 5: 379. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 231(165). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 68. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 118. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 119. 1994.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chemparavalli, Semparavalli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Scandent shrubs; branches striate, ferruginous-wooly. Leaves simple ,alternate, broadly ovate, sometimes angled, acuminate at apex, cordate at base, dentate-serrate at margin with teeth hardened at tip, coriaceous, glabrescent above, ferruginous-hairy beneath; petioles 2-8 cm long. Inflorescences dense racemes of umbels; primary branch ca 1 cm long; racemes 3-5 x ca 1 cm; peduncles to 5 cm long; tendrils simple, ca 10 cm long. Flowers reddish brown; pedicels ca 2 mm long. Calyx saucer-like, entire, glabrous. Petals oblong-ovate, ca 2 mm long, glabrous. Disc elongate, covering most of ovary, 5-furrowed. Berries globose; seeds suborbicular in outline, mucronate at base, ca 7 x 5.5 mm, with a longitudinal ridge and a broad groove on either side on adaxial surface and an elliptic chalazal knot and very fine fissures radiating towards margin on abaxial surface.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-September
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-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):
Red, 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:
650-1200
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Localities:
Peechi, Vellanimala, Vandanam
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