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Piper trichostachyon
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Family:
PIPERACEAE
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Citation: Piper trichostachyon (Miq.) C. DC. in DC., Prodr. 16:242. 1869; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 80. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1205(844). 1925; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 388. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 232. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 399. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 306. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 339. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 264. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 419. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 689. 2009.
Muldera trichostachyon Miq. in Hook.'s London J. Bot. 5: 556. 1846.
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Description:
Stout climbers. Leaves simple, alternate, 8-12 x 3-6 cm, elliptic-ovate, acuminate at apex, oblique and acute at base, 3-5-ribbed; petiole 1-2 cm long. Spikes to 10 cm long, stout, drooping; bracts pubescent, forming a fleshy cup; stamens 2. Berry 6 x 6, globose, yellowish red; stigmatic lobes 3.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist 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):
Green, Yellow
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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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Endemic to:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Uppupara, Mullakkudy, Karimala, Silent Valley R. F., Valiyaparathode, Moozhiar, Brahmagiri, Muthikulam forests, Ariankavu, Thenmalai
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