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Decalepis nervosa
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Family:
PERIPLOCACEAE
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Citation: Decalepis nervosa (Wight & Arn.) Venter, Taxon. 46: 712. 1997.
Brachylepis nervosa Wight & Arn. in Wight, Contrib. 64. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 7. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 827(581). 1923.
Bacolepis nervosa (Wight & Arn.) Decne. ex Moq. in DC., Prodr. 13: 216. 1849.
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Description:
Climbing shrubs, stem purplish, pubescent; latex milky. Leaves simple opposite, 5-10 x 3-7 cm, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, acute to acuminate, base obtuse, upper surface glabrous and shining; lateral nerves 8-10 pairs, prominent below, opurplish in young leaves; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers in axillary and terminal condensed cymes; peduncle pubescent to glabrescent. Calyx deeply lobed, lobes ovate, acute. Corolla rotate, lobes ovate grrenish-purple; corona of 5 broad membranous scales. Stamens 5, attached to the throat of corolla; filaments short. Ovary glabrous; style apex capitate. Follicles narrowly lanceolate, 6-7 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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):
Brown, 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:
Western Ghats
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