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Marsdenia tenacissima
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Marsdenia tenacissima Wight & Arn. in Wight, Contrib. 41. 1834.
Asclepias tenacissima Roxb., Pl. Corom. 3: 35. t. 240. 1811.
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Description:
Stem and petiole densely hairy. Petiole 5-9 cm long. Leaf-blade 7-18 cm long, 6-16 cm wide, velvety pubescent above, densely tomentose beneath. Cymes hairy. Calyx-lobes about 2 mm long, densely hairy without. Corolla 0.4-0.5 cm in diameter, densely pubescent without; lobes about as long as the tube. Corona-segments truncate, emarginate or shortly bifid. Merocarps 7-17 cm long, up to 6 cm wide, velvety pubescent.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry 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):
Yellow, Green
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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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