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Asparagus gonocladus
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Family:
LILIACEAE
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Citation: Asparagus gonoclados Baker, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 14:627.1875; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6:318.1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1517(1060). 1928; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 414. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 476. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 510. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 480. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 455. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 721. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 505. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 880. 2009.
Protasparagus gonocladus (Baker) Kamble, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 15: 709. 1991.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Sathavari
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Cladodes curved, acuminate, scale-leaf to 10 mm long, lanceolate. Racemes to 7 cm long, fascicled; pedicels 5 mm long. Perianth lobes dull yellow, 5 mm long, obovate, obtuse; style very short; stigmas 3, curved. Fruits not seen.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-October
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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):
Yellow
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1400-1800
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Localities:
Elanad, Manaloda, Mananthavady, Moozhiar, Pathenthode, Tolpetty, Pooyamkutty, Chemmannur, Agasthymala peak, Pongalapara
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