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Heracleum sprengelianum
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Family:
APIACEAE/UMBELLIFERAE
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Citation: Heracleum sprengelianum Wight & Arn., Prodr. 372. 1834; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 565(399). 1919; P.K. Mukh. & Constance, Umbell. India 241. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 214. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 35. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 35. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 242. 2005.
Pastinaca sprengeliana (Wight & Arn.) Wight, Ic. t. 1008. 1845.
Tetrataenium sprengelianum (Wight & Arn.) Manden., Trudy Tbilissi Bot. Inst. 20: 17. 1959.
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Description:
Leaves 3 pinnate, to 30 x 20 cm, ovate, hirsute; leaflets ovate, middle one often divided again; base rounded, apex acuminate, margin crenate-serrate; cauline leaves many. Umbels terminal or in upper axils; umbellules 16-18 flowered; calyx absent; petals small; ovary hairy; styles curved. Mericarps to 6 x 3 mm.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and shola margins
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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):
White, Yellow
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Devicolam, Moozhiar, Lock-hert gap, Agastyarkudam
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