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Strophanthus wightianus
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Family:
APOCYNACEAE
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Citation: Strophanthus wightianus Wall. ex Wight, Ic. t. 1301. 1848; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 666. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 817(574). 1923; Daniel & Rajendran, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 13: 33. 1989; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 444. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 431. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kambetti
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Stem, petioles and peduncles violetish. Leaves 8-10 x 2.5-3 cm, elliptic to elliptic-obovate, acute at apex, attenuate at base; veins 8-12 pairs, lopped to form inter marginal vein. Flowers in terminal branched cymes. Bracts 0.3-0.4 cm long, triangular, acuminate. Peduncles stout. Pedicels 0.5-0.6 cm long. Calyx lobes 5, 0.2-0.25 cm long, acuminate. Corolla brown; tube 0.7-0.8 cm long, widened at throat. Coronal lobes 5, 0.8-1 cm long, linear lanceolate. Stamens 5, included; anthers sagittate. Disc 0. Carpels 2, apocarpous; ovules many; style slender, filiform; stigma conical. Follicles stout, 8-10 cm long, 0.2 cm wide, tapering to tip. Seeds many, ovoid, compressed, 0.6-0.8 cm long, tipped with silky coma.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-January
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
In scrub jungles and sacred groves along the sea coasts
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Distribution:
South 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):
Pink, Red
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
400-700
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Localities:
Kollam, Vandanam, Peppara
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