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Flemingia macrophylla
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Prain ex Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 5: 130. 1910; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 91. 1982; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 82. 1988; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 176. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 150. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 94. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 213. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 106. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 95. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 211. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 179. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 292. 2009.
Crotalaria macrophylla Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 982. 1802.
Flemingia congesta Roxb. ex Ait.f., Hort. Kew (ed. 2) 4: 349. 1812; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 228. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 378(267). 1918; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 144. 1988.
Moghania macrophylla (Willd.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 199. 1891.
Flemingia semialata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 340. 1832; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 378(267). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 150. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 82. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 161. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 178. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 151. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 143. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 96. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 106. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 95. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 181. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 225. 2009.
Flemingia congesta Roxb. ex Ait.f. var. semialata (Roxb.) Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 229. 1876, p.p.
Moghania prostrata (Roxb.) Mukerjee, Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 6: 19. 1953.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kamatteri, Korkattachedi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect shrubs; branchlets trigonous, adpressed tomentose. Leaflets subequal, 5-14 x 2-5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, base cuneate to rounded, apex acute to acuminate, tomentose along the nerves on both surfaces or glabrescent above, basally 3-nerved; petiole to 7 cm long, narrowly winged. Racemes axillary, clustered or single, 2.5-5.5 cm long, villous. Flowers 7-10 mm long; pedicels c. 2 mm long; bracts 4-7 mm long, lanceolate. Calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, the lower longest, much exceeding the tube, pubescent. Petals reddish; standard 7-8 mm long, oblong-obovate; wings and keels long-clawed. Pods 0.8-1.2 x 0.4-0.6 cm, oblong, turgid, covered with powdery red coating.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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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):
Red
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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:
300-700
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Ponmudi, Kallar, Kattalappara, Sabarimala, Anappadi, Kulathupuzha, Koruthode, Thekkady, Puliyala, Damsite, Pathenthode, Kallar, Kottur R.F., Nootavanpara, Chembotti, Moozhiar, Brahmagiri, Boneccord, Canoli, Nedumkayam, Kulathupuzha, Ettapadapp
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