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Clematis hedysarifolia
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Family:
RANUNCULACEAE
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Citation: Clematis hedysarifolia DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 148. 1817 & Prodr. 1: 6. 1824, excl. cit. Bot. Reg. t. 599. 1822, non O. Ktze. 1855; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 4. 1872; M. A. Rau in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 66. 1993.
Clematis naravelioides O.Ktze., Verh. Bot. Ver. Brandenb. 26: 119. 1855; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 41. 1994.
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Description:
Scandent woody shrubs; branches puberulous when young, later become glabrous, about 12-ribbed. Leaves opposite,ternately pinnate; petioles long, twisting; leaflets 3-5, subequal, 5-10 x 2-6 cm, ovate-lanceolate, cordate or rounded at base, entire or coarsely dentate, acute to acuminate at apex, coriaceous, glabrous on both sides, prominently nerved. Inflorescences axillary, lower ones paniculate, higher ones 3-flowered with the topmost one single-flowered. Flowers 1.5-2 cm across, greenish-yellow. Sepals 4, ovate-oblong, densely hairy outside, ultimately deflexed. Stamens many. Filaments flat, ligulate, glabrous; anthers lateral with prolonged connectives. Carpels many. Achenes ovoid or oblong, compressed, hairy, tubercled at margins, with upto 5 cm long feathery tails.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-April
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
Green, White
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-1500
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Localities:
Merchiston
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