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Viola hamiltoniana
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Family:
VIOLACEAE
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Citation: Viola hamiltoniana D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 206. 1825; S.P. Banerjee & B.B. Pramanik, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 12: 23. 1983 & in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 363. 1993; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 56. 1997.
Viola arcuata Blume, Bijdr. 58. 1825; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 25. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 16. 1998.
Viola distans Wall., Trans. Med. Soc. Calcutta 7: 227. 1885; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 183. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 48(35). 1915.
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Description:
Herbs; stem very short or absent. Leaves radical, 4.5 x 5.5 cm, ovate, acute at apex, cordate at base, crenate; petiole to 15 cm long, slender. Flowers axillary, solitary, long-pedicelled; pedicel 15-18 cm long; sepals ovate, 6 mm long, glandular, serrate; petals white, lower petals 11 x 5 cm, spurred at base; other petals smaller, obovate, obtuse; stamens 5, anthers connate, lowers two anthers with spurred connectives; filaments broad; ovary 1-celled, ovules many, parietal; style 1. Capsule 5 x 3 mm, ampulliform, glabrous; seeds, many, black, rugose.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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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):
Pink, Violet
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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:
Alvarakurichi, Melmanalar, Kunda hills
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