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Arisaema muricaudatum
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Arisaema muricaudatum Sivad., Kew Bull. 40: 801. 1985; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 752. 1997; Sivad. in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 235. 1999.
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Description:
Corms to 3.5 across. Leaf subpedatisect, lobes 5-7, to 15 x 5 cm, obovate, to oblong, acuminate, glabrous; petiole to 85 cm long, c. 10 mm thick. Peduncle to 60 cm long; spathe to 20 cm, ovate to lanceolate-acuminate at apex, green at base and purplish above; spadix with long, pendulous, appendix to 30 cm long, dark purple; staminate flowers in scattered groups of 4-6, anthers stalked; pistillate flowers at base, ovary ovoid, style short, conical, stigma capitate; neuters few or usually absent.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-July
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District(s):
Palakkad, Wayanad, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vaytri, Thalichola
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