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Rhynchosia acutissima
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Rhynchosia acutissima Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 413. 1859; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 226. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 375(265). 1918; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 236. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 151. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 101. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 99. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 189. 2005.
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Description:
Branchlets pubescent. Leaflets 11-15 x 8-11 cm, ovate-rhomboid, apex caudate-acuminate, base truncate, 3-ribbed, puberulent above and sericeous below, intercostae reticulate; petiole to 8 cm long; stipule lanceolate, striate, cauducous 0.5 cm long. Flowers to 1.2 cm long, paired, in axillary many flowered racemes; pedicels 0.5 cm long, tomentose; calyx lobes lanceolate, ciliate along the margins; petals pale yellow with red veins; ovary villous, style glabrous. Pods villous, greenish-yellow, to 2 cm long; seeds bluish-black.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular 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):
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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Vellanimala, Kattalappara, Kariamchola, Upper Moozhiar
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