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Dioscorea wightii
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Family:
DIOSCOREACEAE
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Citation: Dioscorea wightii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 291. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1512(1056). 1928; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 128. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 719. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 874. 2009.
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Description:
Stem slender, terete, twining to right. Leaves simple, 3-6 x 2-4.5 cm, ovate, acuminate at apex, cordate to truncate at base, 5-7 ribbed. Male spikes simple, axillary, 3-6 cm long, 1-4 from a node; rachis slender. Tepals 6. Stamens 6. Female spike simple, 6-12 cm long, drooping , lax. Ovary 0.5-0.6 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-November
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
Critically Endangered (CR)
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Altitude:
1200-1600
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Localities:
Pathenthode, Chemungi, Pongalapara
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