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Ceropegia omissa
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Ceropegia omissa H. Huber, Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 67. 1957; M.Y. Ansari, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 16: 27. 1984; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 194. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 194. 2002.
Ceropegia intermedia Wight var. wightii Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 71. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 858(603). 1923.
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Twiners. Leaves 8-11 x 2 cm, lanceolate, apex acute, base obtuse, membranous; petiole 1.3 cm. Cymes axillary; peduncles 1.5 cm; pedicels 1.5 cm; flowers purplish; calyx 5-lobed, 3.5 mm, linear lanceolate; corolla curved, base bulbous, tube 2.3 cm, lobes fused at apex, lobes 8 mm, ciliate; outer corona cupular, 5-lobed, 1 mm, inner 2 mm, spathulate.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Scrub jungles
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Distribution:
Southern 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):
Pink, Violet
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Paradipolla, Parambikulam
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