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Sarcostemma brunonianum
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Sarcostemma brunonianum Wight & Arn. in Wight, Contrib. 59. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 27. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 838(589). 1923; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 198. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 197. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Somalatha
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Twining subshrubs, stem succulent, dark green, leafless, sap milky. Umbels lateral, 10-15 flowered, green; calyx lobes 1 mm, ovate; corolla deeply lobed, valvate, 5 x 2.5 mm, oblong, obtuse at apex, fleshy; pollinia pendulous; corona double, outer cupular, 10 lobed, wavy; inner staminal, lobes 5, fleshy; ovaries 1.5 mm, distinct, basally connate. Follicles 2, 13 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Scrub jungles
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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):
White, 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:
Alampetty, Palapetty, Keerapady
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