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Strychnos vanprukii
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Family:
LOGANIACEAE
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Citation: Strychnos vanprukii Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 421. 1911; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 228. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 256. 1998.
Strychnos aenea Hill, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1917: 138. 1917; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 867(610). 1923; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 295. 1990.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mothirakanjiram
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Large climbers; tendrils 6-12 cm long, bifid. Leaves 10-15 x 5-7 cm, elliptic, acute at both ends, reddish when dry; nerves prominent, nervules subparallel; petiole 5 mm long. Cymes 2 x 3 cm, peduncled, axillary. Flowers many; calyx lobes 2 x 1 mm, ovate, acute, glabrous; corolla bright yellow, 7 mm long, tube short, lobes 5-6 x 1.5 mm, oblong, acute, hairy inside; filaments 4 mm long, anthers hardly wider than filaments; ovary conical, continued into the style, together 5 mm long, stigma 2-toothed.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern 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):
Yellow
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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:
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Localities:
Arjunankotta, Munnaimail, Orange Fam area-Kaikatty, Karappa, Thenmalai, Kulathupuzha
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