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Spatholobus purpureus
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Spatholobus purpureus Benth. ex Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 194. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 359(253). 1918; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 155. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 173. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 252. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 154. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 102. 1997; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 308. 2009.
Butea purpurea (Benth. ex Baker) Blatt., J. Indian Bot. Soc. 8: 137. 1929; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 139. 1984; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 192. 2002; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 91. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 159. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vallichamatha
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Large climbers; stems puberulus. Leaflets ovate-oblong, abruptly acuminate, rounded at base, glabrous, lateral nerves 6 pairs, regular; petiole 7 cm long. Panicles 18 x 10 cm, terminal, rusty puberulus; pedicels 4 mm long, slender. Flowers many, light pink. Calyx 2.5 mm long, lobes obtuse. Standard petal 8 x 5 mm, obovate; wings 6 mm long, slightly pubescent; keel glabrous. Pods 10 x 2.5 cm, oblong, narrowed at both ends, compressed and thin.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-March
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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):
Pink
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Choodal, Chenthamara, Koruthode, Moozhiar, on way to Kannoth, Mukkali forests, Aryankavu, Kottur, Bonaccord, Athirumala
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