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Trichosanthes tricuspidata var. tricuspidata
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 589. 1790, var. tricuspidata; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 196. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 121. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 201. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 290. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 150. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 300. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 157. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 138. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 137. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 327. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 395. 2009.
Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 58. 1845; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 119. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 179. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 215. 1990.
Modecca bracteata Lam., Encycl. 4: 210. 1797.
Trichosanthes palmata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 704. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 606. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 529(374). 1919.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nepodal, Kakkathondi, Kozhikudalam
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Description:
Scabrid climbing herbs; tendrils 2-fid. Leaves up to 19 x 17.2 cm, orbicular-cordate, deeply or shallowly 3-5-lobed, margin dentate. Male flowers in axillary racemes; bracts ovate, often purple. Calyx tube to 6.2 cm, lobes lanceolate. Corolla lobes ovate, yellow, fimbriate. Stamens 3. Female flowers solitary. Berries c. 7 cm across, globose, red with orange streaks.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia to Australia and East Asia
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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:
Karimutty, Poonkavanam, Pooppara, Poochapara, Kannoth, Manantody, Attapady block-Mukkali, Malampuzha, Mukkali forests, Muthikulam forests, Kathalakandy, Beemanadi, Alleppey town, Thalichola, Karimpuzha, Karuvarakundu, Achencovil
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