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Arisaema tortuosum var. tortuosum
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott in Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. 1: 17. 1832, var. tortuosum; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 502. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1584(1105). 1931; Chatterjee, Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 8: 136. 1959; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 402. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 332. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 493. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 496. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 410. 1995; 755; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 485. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 474. 1998; Sivad. in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 239. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 366. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 757. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 524. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 905. 2009.
Arum tortuosum Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 10, t. 114. 1830.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Whipcord Cobra Lily, Jack in the pulpit
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Description:
Herbs, corms 2-3 cm across. Leaflets 8-10, 8-12 x 3-4 cm, oblanceolate, apex abruptly acuminate, base acute, sparsely hispid below, petiolulate; petiole to 35 cm long, 2-together. Peduncle usually shorter than the petiole; spathe 8-12 cm long, green; limb ovate, acuminate, with white and purple streaks; tube 4-6 cm long. Spadix 12-18 cm long, sigmoidally curved, appendage narrow.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Himalayas, 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):
Green
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
900-1400
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Mlappara, Karimalagopuram, Kuruva Island, Kakki hills, Ezhimala, on way to Panoth, Mulleria, Rockwood, Chemungi
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