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Spatholobus parviflorus
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Spatholobus parviflorus (Roxb. ex DC.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 205. 1891; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 202. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 172. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 251. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 154. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 102. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 219. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 102. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 308. 2009.
Butea parviflora Roxb. ex DC., Prodr. 2: 415. 1825; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 90. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 139. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 70. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 136. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 105. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 192. 2002; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 90. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 159. 2005.
Spatholobus roxburghii Benth. in Miq., Pl. Jungh. 238. 1852; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 193. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 358(253). 1918; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10,17.1996.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Adambuvalli, Athambuvalli, Chamatha, Valliplash
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Description:
Large climbers; branches puberulus. Leaflets ovate, obtusely acute at apex, rounded at base, densely hairy below; lateral nerves 8 pairs; nervules parallel; petiole 3-6 cm long. Panicles 20 x 15 cm, axillary, densely hispid. Flowers 9 mm long, 8 mm across. Calyx 4 mm long, densely villous inside. Standard petal 8 x 6 mm, labrous, pale-pink; wings 6 mm long, long-clawed; keel 9 mm long, obovoid. Pods 14 x 4.5 cm, stalked; stalk ca 3 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Malappuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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, 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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Koruthode, Padippara, Panthenthode border, Mannarappara, Malampuzha, Mukkali forests, Karivara-Pathenthode forest, Kanjirakadavu, Saivila, Kulathupuzha, Kompa-Neyyar, Attayar
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