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Aspidopterys canarensis
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Family:
MALPIGHIACEAE
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Citation: Aspidopterys canarensis Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3:351.1851; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 420. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 129(92). 1915; Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 6: 62. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 75. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 31. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 75. 1996; R.C. Srivastava in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 3. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 48. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 43. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 124. 2002; V. Chandra. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 514. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 175. 2009.
Aspidopterys glomerata Wight, Ic. t. 1986. 1853.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kannaram valli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Lianas. Leaves ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base rounded or acute, glabrous, 7-10 x 3-5 cm; petiole ca. 1 cm long. Flowers with slender pedicels, clustered, axillary to leaves or leafscars; bracts rusty tomentose. Calyx lobes tomentose. Petals oblong, yellow, 4 x 2 mm. Samara suborbicular, truncate at apex, papery, 3-4 cm across.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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District(s):
Idukki, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Kozhikkode, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-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):
White, Yellow
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
500-800
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Localities:
Poringal, Choodal, Aladi, Mananthavady, on way to Kannoth, Attayar
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