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Lagenandra ovata
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Family:
ARACEAE
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Citation: Lagenandra ovata (L.) Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 334. 1864; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1576(1099). 1931; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 432. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 403. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 417. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 534. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 291. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 497. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 409. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 358. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 475. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 757. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 526. 2005.
Arum ovatum L., Sp. Pl. 967. 1753.
Lagenandra insignis Trimen, J. Bot. 23: 269. 1885; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 496. 1893.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Aandavazha, Karin-pola
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Perennial herbs; rhizome creeping, 4 cm thick, usually in mud, cylindrical. Leaves entire, to 40 x 13 cm, ovate-oblong, acute, at both ends; nerves many, erose; petiole 30-70 cm long. Peduncle axillary, erect, 15-20 cm long; spathe 15-20 x 5-10 cm, broadly ellipsoid, closed, coarsely warted on both surface, deep brown, twisted and acuminate at apex; spadix 3-5 cm long, included in the chamber. Male flowers many, in terminal globose head; stamens 1 or 2; female flowers many, basal, subglobose; ovary obovoid; ovule 1. Fruitlets obovoid, ridged; seed 1, brown.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-February
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Marshy areas and stream sides
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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):
Brown, Red, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous 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:
300-1000
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Localities:
Kattalappara, Mullakkudy, Uppupara, Manniera, Karimbam, Panathur, Payyavur, Mukkali forests, Peradala, Pooyamkutty, Kulathupuzha, Choodal forests, Ottakkal, Bonaccord, Meenmutty, Peppara, Athirumala
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