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Saritaea magnifica
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Family:
BIGNONIACEAE
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Citation: Saritaea magnifica ( Bull ) Dugand, Caldasia 3: 263. 1945.
Bignonia magnifica Bull, Gard. Chron. 2: 73. 1879.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Glowvine, Purple bignonia, Saritaea
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Description:
Climbing or scandent shrubs, tendrils simple. Leaves opposite, bifoliolate; leaflets 5-11 x 3-6 cm obovate, bluntly short-acuminate, attenuate at base, often one leaflet is reduced and smaller in size; peiolule to 5 mm long. Flowers in axillary or terminal corymbs or sometimes solitary. Calyx cupular-campanulate, truncate, 6-12 x 3-7 mm. Corolla purple to magenta, 8-9 cm long, the mouth white with magenta markings; lobes 5, obovate, subequal. Stamens included with in the corolla tube.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-June
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of South 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):
Violet
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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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Altitude:
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