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Ceropegia decaisneana
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Ceropegia decaisneana Wight, Ic. t. 1259. 1848; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 73. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 859(604). 1923; M.Y. Ansari, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 16: 13. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 286. 1990; Bruyns, Rheedea 7: 109. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 424. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 193. 1999; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 529. 2009.
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Description:
Twiners, root tuberous. Leaves to 11 x 1.5 cm, linear lanceolate, apex apiculate, base obtuse, membranous; petiole 1.5 cm. Cymes axillary; peduncle to 10 cm long; pedicels 1.2 cm long; calyx linear, 3 mm; corolla base inflated, tube 2 cm long, lobes 1.5 cm, lanceolate; corona outer 1 mm, inner spathulate, 2 mm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous 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):
Violet, 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:
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Localities:
Champakkad, Mukkali dam site, Mukkali forests, Silent Valley R. F., Karuvarakundu
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