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Thunbergia alata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Thunbergia alata Boj. ex Sins, Bot. Mag. t. 2591. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 391. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1008(708). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 309. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 599. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 362. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 355. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 276. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 527. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 308. 1998; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 554. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 634. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karimkanni
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Black-eyed Susan
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Description:
Hispid climbers. Leaves to 6 x 2.5 cm, ovate, hastate at base, 5-ribbed from base; petiole 5 cm long, winged. Flowers solitary; pedicel to 5 cm long, bracteoles 1.5 x 1 cm, ovate, cordate; corolla yellow or orange, tube 18 mm long, brown inside, lobes obovate, obtuse. Capsule 1 cm across, globose, beak to 1.5 cm long, hispid.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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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 Tropical Africa. Grown as gardens plant , also found as an escape.
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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, Orange
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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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Localities:
Thekkady, Dam site, Devicolam, Siruvani slopes, Nellikuth, Ariankavu, Thalavady
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