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Argyreia hirsuta
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Argyreia hirsuta Wight & Arn., Nov. Acta Phys. Med. Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol. Nat. Cur. 18: 356. 1836; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 189. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 909(638). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 269. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 297. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 259. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 306. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 312. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 234. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 305. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 215. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 263. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 205. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 335. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 464. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 554. 2009.
Rivea hirsuta (Wight & Arn.) Wight, Ic. t. 891. 1845.
Argyreia hirsuta Wight & Arn. var. coacta Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 189. 1883; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 46. 1998.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Onappoo, Pathvan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Climbing undershrubs; stem hirsute. Leaves simple, alternate, 13-20 x 7-14 cm, broadly ovate, apex abruptly acuminate, base cordate, densely strigose above, tomentose beneath; nerves 7-13 pairs, prominent below; petiole 5-11 cm long, densely pubescent. Flowers in axillary few to many flowered cymes; bracts leafy, to 3 cm long, lanceolate, shortly petioled, persistent. Sepals 6-8 x 2-3 mm, oblong, obtuse, sparsely hairy, equal. Corolla 5-7 cm long, funnel-shaped, pale purple, hispid without. Stamens 5. Style filiform; stigma 2-globose. Berry 8-12 mm across, depressed-globose, yellow; seeds embedded in mealy pulp.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous and shola forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
South 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):
Pink, Violet
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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:
Elanad, Rosemala, Koruthode, Vengoli, Velayudhankayi, Moozhiar, Arampa, Pathenthode, Manantody, Devicolam, Chindaki forest, Angadikkal, Teppakulam
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