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Zehneria maysorensis var. umbellata
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Zehneria maysorensis (Wight & Arn.) Arn. var. umbellata (Chakrav.) Kumari in N.C. Nair & Henry, Fl. Tamil Nadu I, 1: 175. 1983; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 158. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 137. 2002.
Melothria mucronata var. umbellata Chakrav., Rec. Bot. Sur. India 150. 1959.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Musumusukkanchedi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Branches scabrous. Leaves to 7 x 6 cm, ovate-deltoid, truncate or shallowly cordate at base, acuminate at apex, glabrous, coarsely toothed; petiole 1.5 cm long. Male flowers 6 mm across, 2-6 in umbels, pedicellate; peduncles 1.5 cm long; pedicel 3-5 mm long; petals white, glabrous. Female flowers in axillary fascicles; pedicel to 1 cm long. Berry 8 mm across, globose; seeds obovoid, smooth, white.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Pachakkanam, Sabarimala, Vellimala, Karimalagopuram
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