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Nicandra physalodes
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. 2: 237. t.131. f.2. 1791, "physaloides"; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 240. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 941(661). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 192. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 316. 1990; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 71. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 271. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 216. 1999; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 570. 2009.
Atropa physalodes L., Sp. Pl. 181. 1753.
Physalis daturaefolia Lam., Encycl. 2: 102. 1786.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Oomathan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Apple-of-peru, Shoo-Fly Plant
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Description:
Erect subshrubs. Leaves alternate or fascicled, 5-15 x 2-7 cm, sometimes much larger, elliptic, acute at either ends; petiole 3-10 cm long. Flowers 3 cm across, solitary, axillary; calyx campanulate, tube inflated, cordate at base, 5-angled; corolla 2 cm long; 3 cm across, campanulate, blue or bluish violet; stamens 5, free. Berry 1.5 x 1.5 cm, smooth; seeds pitted.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-February
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
All types of forests
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Distribution:
Native of South America; now widely naturalised in the tropics
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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):
Violet, Blue
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
Naduvanasithura, Mangaladevi, Chittaruvi, Aruvanpara, Anamadai area, Kathalakandy, Mukkali forests
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