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Zornia diphylla
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 318. 1807; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:147.1876,p.p.; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 325(229). 1918; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 279. 1992; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 208. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 162. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 225. 2002.
Hedysarum diphyllum L., Sp. Pl. 747. 1753.
Zornia conjugata (Willd.) Smith in Rees, Cyclop. 39: n.3. 1819.
Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers. var. zeylonensis (Pers.) Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 148. 1876.
Zornia zeylonensis Pers., Syn. 2: 318. 1807; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 325(229). 1918.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Murikkotti
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Slender herbs, spreading from a central woody root stock. Leaves 2-foilolate, leaflets 0.8-1.5 x 0.15-0.2 cm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate at apex, glabrous with scattered black glands. Petioles 0.6-0.8 cm long. Stipules 0.4-0.6 cm, ovate-lanceolate, glandular. Racemes axillary or terminal. Peduncles 2-5 cm long. Bracts geminate, foliaceous, 0.4-0.6 x 0.3-0.4 cm, ovate, glandular without, ciliate on margins. Flowers 0.6-0.8 cm across. Calyx tube c. 0.15 cm long, lobes 5, unequal. Corolla yellow, 0.6-0.7 cm long. Stamens 10, monadelphous; alternating filaments long and short; anthers dimorphic. Ovary 0.15 x 0.2 cm long, pubescent; style filiform, 0.6 cm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Lateritic grassy slopes, forest plantations, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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:
300-700
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Localities:
Bonaccord
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