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Chlorophytum heynei
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Family:
LILIACEAE
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Citation: Chlorophytum heynei Rottl. ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 15: 322. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1525(1065). 1928; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 414. 1984; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 390. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 14,20. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 470. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 344. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 728. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 456. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 722. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 506. 2005.
Chlorophytum heyneanum Wall. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 333. 1892.
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Description:
Stem very short. Leaves 20 x 5 cm, oblanceolate, acute to apex, narrowed to base. Racemes to 18 cm long, stout, densely-flowered. Pedicel 5 mm long; tepals 8 mm long, elliptic-lanceolate; ovary obovoid, retuse; style slender; stigma terminal. Capsule 10 x 7 mm, obovoid, 3-lobed; seeds 2 x 2 mm, orbicular, irregular, obtusely muriculate, black.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-October
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1400-1500
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Localities:
Peechi, Vazhani, Rosemala, Koruthode, Arampa, Nellikuth, Rosemalai Road, Ariankavu, Pongalapara
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