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Pancratium triflorum
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Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
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Citation: Pancratium triflorum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 126. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 285. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1505(1051). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 289. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 417. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 395. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 803. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 505. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 478. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 466. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 340. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 452. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 310. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 352. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 501. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 689. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 879. 2009.
Pancratium verecundum Wight, Ic. t. 2023. 1853, non Ait. 1789; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 286. 1892.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kaattulli
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Bulbous herbs; bulbs to 5 cm across, globose. Leaves 12-22 x 1-2 cm, linear-lanceolate, flat, narrow at base, apex subacute, thin-coriaceous, glabrous. Flowers 2-8, in scapose umbels, white, c. 3 cm across; scape to 40 cm tall; spathes 2, membranous, ovate; pedicel short. Perianth funnel-shaped; tube to 2 cm long; lobes 6, c. 2 cm long, linear, reflexed. Stamens 6; filaments to 2 cm long, connate at base into a petaloid, 2-dentate, membranous cup. Ovary 5-6 mm long, oblong, 3-locular; ovules many; style filiform, to 1.5 cm long; stigma capitate. Capsule subglobose.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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
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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:
Peechi, Sholayar, Kattalappara, Ichampetty, Pamba, Vengoli, Kottayali, Adoor, Olipara forests, Karivara slopes, Kottur R.F., Nagamkulangara
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