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Ledebouria revoluta
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Family:
LILIACEAE
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Citation: Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop, J. S. African Bot. 36: 255. 1970; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 882. 2009.
Hyacinthus revolutus L.f., Suppl. Pl. 204. 1782.
Ledebouria hyacinthina Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 195. 1821.
Scilla hyacinthina (Roth) Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 14. 1918; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 389. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 511. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 354. 2002.
Barnardia indica Wight, Ic. t. 2041. 1853.
Scilla indica (Wight) Baker in Sunders, Refug. Bot. 3: 12. 1870, non Roxb. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 348. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1527(1067). 1928.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kanthanam, Narivengayam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Herbs, bulbous perennial. Leaves 11-15 x 3 cm, radical. Scapes to 3, racemes 10-20 cm, flexuous; peduncle, pink. Flowers 8 mm across, perianth deeply six lobed, lobes to 4 x 1 mm, oblong, obtuse, pink; pedicel pink, to 1.5 cm; stamens 6, adnate to the base of the perianth; ovary 3-lobed ca 1.5 mm, style to 3 mm. Capsule to 7 x 4 mm, globose, loculicidal.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-July
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District(s):
Wayanad, Palakkad, Kasaragode
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and Arabia
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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):
Rose, 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:
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Localities:
Vengoli, Kuruva Island, Walayar, Kasaragod
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