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Arisaema barnesii
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Arisaema barnesii C.E.C. Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 342. 1933 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1891(1308). 1936; Chatterjee, Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 8: 121. 1959; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 331. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 532. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 39. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 484. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 357. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 473. 1998; Sivad. in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 233. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 366. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 756. 2002.
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Description:
Herbs, corm 1-2 cm across. Leaflets 6, 10-16 x 3 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex acuminate, base acute, glabrous; petiole 20-45 cm long, smooth, base sheathing; petiolule 1-2 cm long. Peduncle slender, smaller than the petiole; spathe 6-10 cm long, tube 1-1.5 cm broad, purple with white lines, glabrous; limb ovate, finely caudate-acuminate, horizontal, green with white lines. Spadix 6 cm long, straight, narrowed at apex into a short tail.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
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):
Violet
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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:
-1400
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Localities:
Sholayar, Karimala Hills, Rosemala, Mangaladevi, Melmanalar, Pooppara, Kariamchola, Pothumala, Nelliyampathy, Punnamala, Anamudi, Pongalapara
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