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Cissampelopsis walkeri
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Cissampelopsis walkeri (Arn.) Jeffrey & Chen, Kew Bull. 39: 341. 1984; R. Mathur in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 200.1995; Vanijajiva & Kadereit, Kew Bull. 63: 220. 2008.
Senecio walkeri Arn., Nov. Acta Phys. Med. Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol. Nat. Cur. 18: 349. 1836.
Senecio corymbosus Wall. ex DC. var. walkeri (Arn.) Grierson, Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 11: 22. 1974; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 157. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 265. 1994; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 40. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 386. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vettuva-marunnu-chedi
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Description:
Perennial liane. Leaves alternate, ovate, to 10 x 8 cm, chartaceous, base cordate, margin denticulate, apex acuminate, glabrous; petiole prehensile, to 4 cm. Corymbs terminal or in upper axils, to 12 cm wide; peduncle 5 cm. Capitula 9-12, homogamous, discoid, 5 mm wide. Involucre cylindrical; receptacle flat. Phyllaries c. 6, oblong-lanceolate, 5.5 x 1.5 mm. Pappus 6 mm. Corolla 2 mm wide; tube 4 mm; lobes 5. Stamens 5; anthers caudate, bases with sterile tailed auricles. Style arms papillose. Achenes cylindrical, 2.5 mm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
South 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):
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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
800-2500
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Localities:
Sispara, Kakki hills, Boneccord, Athirumala
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