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Diploclisia glaucescens
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Family:
MENISPERMACEAE
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Citation: Diploclisia glaucescens (Blume)Diels in Engl., Pflanzenreich Menispermac. 225. 1910; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 28(20). 1915; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 28. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 58. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 6. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 43. 1988; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 67. 1984; A. Pramanik in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 327. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 51. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 36. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 48. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 12. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 17. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 9. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 66. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 51. 2005; M. Mohanan in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 187. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 106. 2009.
Cocculus glaucescens Blume, Bijdr. 25. 1825.
Cocculus macrocarpus Wight & Arn., Prodr. 13. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 101. 1872.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vattavalli, Vattoli
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Description:
Woody climbers. Leaves simple, alternate,6-8 cm across, broadly ovate to orbicular, apex obtuse, base truncate or some times slightly cordate, glaucous below, margin entire, membranous; petiole 1.5-3 cm long. Flowers unisexual, in large drooping panicles, bright yellow. Sepals 6 in two whorls, 3 mm long, obovate. Petals 6, smaller than sepals concave with incurved margins, 2 mm long, obovate, emarginated. Stamens 6 in male flowers, staminodes absent. Carpels 3 in female flowers, free; style cylindric. Drupe compressed, curved, tubercled.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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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):
Yellow, White
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-1500
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Chokkampetti, Vazhikadavu, Karimala, Damsite, Kakki hills, Chandanathode, Odanthode, Taliparamba, Nedumkayam, Muthappanpuzha, Meenmutty, Attayar
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