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Zehneria scabra
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Zehneria scabra (L. f.) Sond. in Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 2: 486. 1862; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 122. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 202. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 217. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 154. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 302. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 158. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 138. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 292. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 397. 2009.
Bryonia scabra L. f., Suppl. Pl. 423. 1781.
Zehneria hookeriana Arn. in Hook.'s, J. Bot. 3: 275. 1841; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 624. 1879.
Melothria perpusilla sensu Chakrav., Rec. Bot. Sur. India 146. 1959 p.p.,
Melothria mucronata sensu Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 538(380). 1919, non (Blume) Cogn. 1881.
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Description:
Glabrous climbers. Leaves to 7 x 7 cm, triangular, cordate at base, 3-lobed or entire, glandular toothed; petiole to 3 cm long. Umbel 3-5 flowered; peduncle 1.5 cm long. Female flowers 5 mm across; calyx tube 2 mm long, campanulate; petals 2.5 x 2 mm, obovate; stigma 3-lobed. Male flowers larger, 8 mm across; petals ovate, acute; anthers 1 mm long, connective pubescent. Berry 7 mm across, globose; seeds 5 x 4 mm, obovate, biconvex, smooth, not marginate.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Forest margins
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Distribution:
Tropical Africa, India and South 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:
1000-1500
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Localities:
Uppermanalar, Vellimala, Karimala, Damsite, Pathenthode, Begur, Chandanathode, Kanthaloor forests, Anavayee forests, Thalichola, Ariankavu, Ettapadappu, Adhancovil, Athirumala, Chemungi, Pongalapara
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