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Sarcostemma intermedium
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Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
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Citation: Sarcostemma intermedium Decne. in DC., Prodr. 8: 538. 1844; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 27. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 838(589). 1923; Salim, Sujanapal and Kumar, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 35: 192. 2011.
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Description:
Leafless stragglers; branches succulent, terete, jointed; latex milky. Umbels terminal, 5 - 15 flowered; flowers creamy; pedicels 0.7-1.2 cm, creamy, puberulous. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes ovate-lanceolate, ca 2 mm. Corolla 1.4-1.8 cm across, 5-lobed; lobes ca 6 x 3 mm, oblong, obtusely acute at apex. Outer corona 10-lobed, wavy, ca 2 mm; inner ca 2 mm. Pollinia 5. Stigma acuminate at apex. Fruit smooth 7-10 cm long; seeds oblong, ca 5 x 2 mm, winged; coma silky.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
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):
Creamy
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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:
Peninsular India
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