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Rhaphidophora pertusa (Roxb.) Schott
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Synonym
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Monstera pertusa
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Family |
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Araceae |
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Local
name |
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Malayalam-
Elitthadi |
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Flowering
and fruiting period |
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August-September |
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Distribution |
: |
India
and Sri Lanka |
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Distribution
in Kerala |
: |
Palakkad,
Idukki, Kollam, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kozhikkode,
Wayanad |
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Habitat |
: |
Evergreen
forests |
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Uses |
: |
Medicinal |
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Key botanical characters: tout
perennial climbers, stem cylindrical, 3-4 cm thick, fleshy. Leaves 25-35 x
25-30 cm, broadly ovate, pinnatisect or rarely entire, apex acute, base
rounded; petiole 20-35 cm long, channelled. Inflorescence solitary, axillary;
spathe to 20 x 8 cm long, ovate-oblong, concave, acute, creamy white; spadix
12 cm long, 2 cm thick. Flowers unisexual, densely packed. Female flowers
basal; ovary obconical, truncate, 1-celled; ovule solitary; stigma knob-like.
Male flowers above; stamens 4-6, free. |
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