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Centrosema molle
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Centrosema molle Benth., Comm. Legum. Gen. 55. 1837; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 270. 2009.
Centrosema pubescens auct. non Benth. 1837: Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 140. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 119. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 70. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 120. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 167. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 178. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 111. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 137. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 133. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 89. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 208. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 91. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 85. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 193. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 204. 2009.
Centrosema virginianum auct. non (L.) Benth. 1838; Thoth. et al., Curr. Sci. 39:353.1970; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 89. 1982; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 128. 1988; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 160. 2005.
Clitoria virginiana L., Sp. Pl. 753. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kattupayar
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Description:
Pubescent twiners. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 3-6.2 x 1.5-4 cm, ovate or elliptic, apex acuminate, base rounded, the terminal larger than the laterals, pubescent; petiole to 5 cm long; stipules persistent. Racemes axillary, 5-8-flowered; peduncles 4-5 cm long. Flowers 2.5-3.2 cm long; pedicels 7-10 mm long; bracts connate, 5-8 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, deciduous; bracteoles 6-8 mm long, ovate. Calyx-tube 3-4 mm long, campanulate, 2-lipped, upper lip emarginate, adpressed tomentose. Corolla violet; standard c. 3 cm long, ovate-suborbicular, gibbous at the back above the claw, emarginate, pubescent without; wings falcate, the auricle curved back. Stamens 9+1. Style basally pubescent. Pods 7-12 x 0.4-0.6 cm, linear, compressed with 4-raised ribs near sutures; seeds 15-18, 4-6 mm long, oblong, brown with dark mottling.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Forest plantations and deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Native of America; introduced in India
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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, Pink
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
400-800
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Localities:
Peechi, Kallar, Thekkady, Kannimara, Arayad, Adoor, Puthukulam, Kuthuparamba, Taliparamba, Parappa, Payyavur, Kottur R.F., Kallar, Cherthala, Laximithop, Canoli, Bonaccord
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