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Anaphyllum wightii
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Anaphyllum wightii Schott, Gen. Aroid. t. 83. 1858; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 551. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1589(1108). 1931; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 431. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 330. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 492. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 531. 1990; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 416. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 496. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 411. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 484. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 357. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 751. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 472. 1998; Sivad. in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 231. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 365. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 753. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 523. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 903. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Keerikkizhangu, Sulli
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Description:
Tall herbs, rhizome creeping. Leaves pinnatisect or pinnatipartite; lobes 3-8 pairs, 20-28 x 5-10 cm, usually narrower, elliptic to oblong, apex acute, sessile or petiolulate; petiole 60-150 cm long, erect, 5-10 cm thick, smooth or transversally rugose, brownish. Spadix 15-30 cm long, 5-8 cm broad; spathe open, deep brown, once or twice twisted; spikes 4.5 cm long, 8-10 mm thick. Flowers bisexual, densely arranged, 3-6 mm across; perianth lobes 4, obovate, truncate; stamens 6, free, filaments broad; ovary 1-celled, ovule solitary, style short, stigma discoid. Fruit a globose achene.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kasaragode
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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:
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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Near Threatened (NT)
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Altitude:
700-900
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Kallar, Mlappara, Koruthode, Kothala, Meekara, Pezha, Nilikkal, Arampa, Chandanathode, Karuvarakundu, Teppakulam, Bonaccord, Attayar
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