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Cissus heyneana
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Family:
VITACEAE
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Citation: Cissus heyneana Steud., Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 372. 1840; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 234(167). 1918; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 113. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 72. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 154. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 74. 1998; Shetty & P. Singh in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 285. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 71. 2002; B.V. Shetty & P. Singh in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 752. 2005.
Vitis heyneana Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 125. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:647.1875.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kalnjarala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Weak climbers; stems terete, glaucous. Leaves to 9 x 7 cm, ovate, acuminate, cordate at base, 6-nerved, glabrous; petiole 1-2 cm long. Cymes 10 cm long, axillary, thinly hairy; peduncle 3-6 cm long, dichotomous; pedicels 3 mm long. Flowers 3 mm across, greenish; calyx tube 1 mm long, entire; petals ovate, bulged at base. Berry 8 x 6 mm, obovoid, white, smooth.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
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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, Red
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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:
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Localities:
Peechi, Rosemala, Vallakkadavu, Chenthamara, Vengoli, Mampad
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