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Dioscorea spicata
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Family:
DIOSCOREACEAE
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Citation: Dioscorea spicata Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 571. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 291. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1512(1056). 1828; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 342. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 312. 1999.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Athikizhangu, Arathikizhzngu, Kavalakizhzngu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Twiners. Leaves opposite or subopposite, rarely alternate, to 10 x 5 cm, ovate or lanceolate, apex cuspidate, coriaceous, basally 5-nerved, reticulations prominent; petiole 3.5 cm. Male flowers in axillary spikes, to 25 cm; perianth lobes 6, 1.5 x 1 mm, ovate; stamens 6, filaments 0.5 mm; pistillode conical.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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):
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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:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Rosemala, Kattalappara, Olikkudy
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