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Dioscorea pubera
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Family:
DIOSCOREACEAE
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Citation: Dioscorea pubera Blume, Enum. Pl. Jav. 1: 21. 1827; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 873. 2009.
Dioscorea anguina Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3:803.1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6:293.1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1513(1057). 1928; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 454. 1998.
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Description:
Stem twining to the right, terete. Leaves very rarely alternate, to 7 x 3.5 cm, broadly elliptic, abruptly acuminate, 5-ribbed with coriaceous margins, glabrous. Male spikes 12 x 4 mm, solitary or 2-3 together, drooping; peduncle to 12 cm long, densely tomentose; bracts lanceolate. Flowers closely packed; tepals ovate, obtuse, glabrous; anthers oblong.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-
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District(s):
Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India, Nepal and Bhutan
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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, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous 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:
Dam site
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