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Heterostemma deccanense
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Heterostemma deccanense (Talb.) Swarup. & Mangaly, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 101: 255. 1989; Sasidh. & Swarup., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 18: 636. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 291. 1996.
Oianthus deccanensis Talb., For. Fl. Bombay Sind. 2: 260. 1911.
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Description:
Twining subshrubs, branchlets puberulent. Leaves opposite, to 14 x 12 cm, broadly ovate, acute, base cordate on the main stem, ovate-lanceolate with acute base on branches, puberulent above and glabrous below, subcoriaceous; petiole to 3 cm long. Flowers Calyx lobe ovate, obtuse, 2 mm long. Corolla 8-12 mm long, ovoid-urceolate or tubular, lobes deltoid, pale-pink; corona cupular, scales longer than the gynostegium proper.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-January
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District(s):
Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
Pink
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi
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