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Trichosanthes tricuspidata var. tomentosa
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. var. tomentosa (Heyne ex Clarke) Kumari in N.C. Nair & Henry, Fl. Tamil Nadu 1: 174. 1983; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 202. 1988.
Trichosanthes palmata Roxb. var. tomentosa Heyne ex Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 607. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 530(374). 1919; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 396. 2009.
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Description:
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-January
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded forests, wastelands and sacred groves
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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
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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:
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Localities:
Kottiyur
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