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Hiptage acuminata
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Family:
MALPIGHIACEAE
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Citation: Hiptage acuminata Wall. ex A. Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 2, 13: 269. 1840; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 419. 1874; Pandura. et al., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 6: 227. 1985; R.C. Srivastava in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 14. 1997; V. Chandra. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 516. 2005.
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Description:
Scandent shrubs. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, rounded at base, caudate-acuminate at apex, 8-15 x 4.5-5 cm, glabrous; lateral nerves 4-7 pairs, oblique to arcuate; petioles 0.5-1 cm long, glabrous. Flowers in axillary, 1.5-4 cm long, racemes, brown-tomentose, with a bract and a pair of bracteoles. Calyx 5-partite with a large gland outside partly on pedicel; lobes 2-3 mm long, unequal, hairy. Petals 5, ca 4 mm long, brown-tomentose, pale pink. Stamens 8-10, one much larger than the rest; filaments 0.5-2 mm long, connate at base. Ovary 3-loculed; style 1, ca 3.5 mm long, coiled; stigma capitate.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-August
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District(s):
Idukki, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, often along margins
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Distribution:
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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Meenmutty
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