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Argyreia nellygherya
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Argyreia nellygherya Choisy, Convolv. Orient. 32. 1834 & in DC., Prodr. 9: 329. 1845; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 189. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 908(638). 1923; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 443. 1997.
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Description:
Scandent; branchlets hirsute. Leaves broad-ovate, to 8 x 7 cm, thick chartaceous, densely golden tomentose below, strigose above, base cordate, apex acute; petiole to 4.5 cm. Cymes axillary, corymbose; peduncle to 6 cm; pedicel to 1 cm; bracts lanceolate, 2.5 x 0.5 cm, hirsute without. Calyx-lobes 5; two longer, lanceolate, 2 x 0.3 cm, three shorter, 1.5 x 0.6 cm. Corolla 5.5 cm wide, reddish with deeper throat; tube 2.5 cm; limb sericeous without. Stamens 5, included, subequal. Ovary 4-celled; ovule 1 per cell. Berry subglobose, 2 cm wide, orange when ripe, enveloped in persistent calyx; seeds 2, oblongish, 9 x 7 cm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-January
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District(s):
Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
South India
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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):
Rose, 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:
South India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Nadugani ghats
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