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Porana paniculata
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Porana paniculata Roxb., Pl. Corom. 3. 1819; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 222. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 921(647). 1923.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Manavattipoovu
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Lianas; the stems herbaceous at the tips, woody at the base, grayish tomentellous throughout. Leaves ovate, 4-9 cm long, cordate basally, obtuse, acute, acuminate or shortly cuspidate apically, pubescent on both surfaces but more densely below. Inflorescences lateral or terminal, paniculate. Flowers usually on pedicels 1-2 mm long; sepals linear, 1-1.5 mm long, densely tomentellous; corolla white, funnelform, 5-6 mm long. Fruits indehiscent, ovoid-globular, 5-6 mm long, the outer 3 sepals enlarged in fruit, wing-like; seeds ovoid, brown.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Ernakulam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of North India and Myanmar
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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:
Yes
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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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