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Derris canarensis
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Derris canarensis (Dalz.) Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 246. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 387(273). 1918; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 144. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 138. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 50. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 169. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 281. 2009.
Pongamia canarensis Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 37. 1850.
Brachypterum canarense (Dalz.) Dalz. in Dalz. & Gibs., Fl. Bombay 176. 1861.
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Description:
Leaves c. 25 cm long; petiole 7-9 cm long; leaflets c.16 pairs, oblong-lanceate or oblanceate, 4-10 by 1-3 cm, base subacute or cuneate, apex obtuse, lower surface pubescent in young leaves, thin-coriaceous. Panicle axillary and/ or terminal,c. 15 cm long. Flowers 3-6 per panicle-branches; standard petal suborbicular with two small callosites at base. Pod flat, oblong, upper suture winged. Seed 1 or 2, reniform.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous 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):
Pink
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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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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Naduvathumoozhy
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