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Vigna trilobata
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Vigna trilobata (L.) Verdc., Taxon 17: 172. 1968 & Kew Bull. 24: 560. 1970; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 93. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 137. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 176. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 276. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 161. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 157. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 104. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 52. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 108. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 104. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 315. 2009.
Dolichos trilobatus L., Mant. Pl. 1: 101. 1767.
Phaseolus trilobus Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 201. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 362(256). 1918.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cheruvidukol, Kattupayar, Kokkikai
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Description:
Twiners, pilose. Leaflets to 3.5 x 2.5 cm, apex obtuse, acute, pilose, basally tri-nerved; petiole 7 cm long, stipule 8 mm, oblong, acute, stipels 3 mm, linear. Racemes axillary, to 15 cm; flowers yellow; bracts 7 mm, lanceolate; calyx tube 1.5 mm, campanulate, lobes 5, 0.5 mm, ovate; corolla 4 mm long; keel 6 x 2 mm, curved, produced to a beak; staminal tube to 4 mm; ovary to 5 mm, pubescent, style curved, bearded at the apex, stigma oblique. Pod 4 x 0.2 cm, terete, puberulus.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kasaragode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Rocky areas in dry and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Vazhachal, Churullipetty, Kattalappara, Karimala, Bekal, Walayar, Kovalam, Pooyamkutty
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