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Holostemma ada-kodien
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Holostemma ada-kodien Schult. in Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 6: 95. 1820; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 259. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 436. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 290. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 298. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 15. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 291. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 250. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 196. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 531. 2009.
Sarcostemma annulare Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 178. 1821.
Holostemma rheedei Spreng. ex Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 51. 1831; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 21. 1883.
Holostemma annulare (Roxb.) K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 250. 1895; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 834(586). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 167. 1982; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 450. 2002.
Asclepias annularis Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 37. 1832.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Adamothiyan, Adakkodien, Adakotti, Adapathiyan, Padalakizhangu, Thinnampala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Holostemma
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Description:
Twiners. Leaves 8-12 x 5-8 cm, oblong or ovate, apex acute to cuspidate, base widely and deeply cordate, lateral nerves ca. 4-7 pairs, lower 2 pairs basal, base with few papillate glands; petiole to 4-5 cm long. Flowers few to many in axillary peduncled cymes; peduncles shorter than the petiole, stout; pedicels 1.5 cm long; calyx lobes ovate, 4 mm long; corolla 2.5 cm across, campanulate, pale purple, lobes 8 x 6 mm, ovate, obtuse; gynostegium 8 x 6 mm, outer corona short, truncate; inner corona 5, ovate, acute, glabrous.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Scrub jungles, deciduous forests and in the plains
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Distribution:
South Asia
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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, 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:
400-1000
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Localities:
Peechi, Koruthode, Kottayali, Walayar, Olavakkot, Kurisimala, Boneccord, Attayar
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