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Coscinium fenestratum
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Family:
MENISPERMACEAE
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Citation: Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 65. 1822; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 99. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 27(19). 1915; A. Pramanik in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 313. 1993; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 36. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 23. 1997; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 99. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 8. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 65. 2002; M. Mohanan in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 183. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 104. 2009.
Menispermum fenestratum Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 219, t. 45, f.5. 1788.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Maramanjal, Marathi, Manjavalli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Tree turmeric, Flase calumba
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Description:
Woody climbers; wood yellow, branchlets hoary pubescent. Leaves simple, alternate, deltoid , 15-18 x 13-15 cm, ovate, apex acuminate, base truncate, margin entire; 5-7 ribbed; petiole 10-12 cm long. Inflorescence supra-axillary or cauliflorous. Female flowers mostly from old wood. Sepals 6, sericeous. Petals 3; ovary densely pilose, staminodes 6. Fruit of 1or 2 drupes, to 2 cm dia, globose, brown villous, endocarp borny, peduncle to 12 cm; seed 1, black, glabrous.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Idukki, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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
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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:
350-1200
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Localities:
Chimmini, Kallar, Kanthalppara, Attayar
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