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Piptanthocereus forbesii
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Family:
CACTACEAE
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Citation: Piptanthocereus forbesii (Hort. Berol ex Foerst.) Riccob., Boll. Ort. Bot. Palermo 8: 228. 1909; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 124. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 197. 1984.
Cereus forbesii Hort. Berol ex Foerst., Handb. Cactkde 398. 1846; Sivar. & Manilal, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India 43B:128. 1973.
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Description:
Shrubs, much branched plants; stems fleshy, jointed; branches with 4-7 wing like ribs; aerioles large, with 6-10 straight spines. Leaves absent. Flowers white, long and funnel-shaped. Ovary unilocular; ovules numerous; style single, long; stigmatic lobes many, linear.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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District(s):
Kollam, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands and hedges
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Distribution:
Tropical America
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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:
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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Feroke
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