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Argyreia kondaparthiensis
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Argyreia kondaparthiensis Daniel & Vajr., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 675. 1982; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 208. 1999.
Argyreia choisyana (Wight) Wight ex Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 190. 1883, non Regel & Koernicke 1858; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 908(638). 1923.
Batatas choisyana Wight, Ic. 491. 1841.
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Description:
Densely hirsute twiners. Leaves to 5 x 3 cm, ovate, oblong, apex acute, apiculate, base truncate to slightly cordate, strongly hirsute when young, glabrous later on the upper surface; petiole to 1 cm. Cymes axillary; bracts 10 x 2 mm, lanceolate, hirsute; calyx lobes 5, 1.5 x 0.3 cm, lanceolate, apex acute; corolla 5 cm long, funnel shaped, sparsely villous, outside, pink; ovary 1 mm, style 3 cm long, stigma biglobose.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-July
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
High altitude grasslands and shola forest margins
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Distribution:
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
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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:
Vanchikulam
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