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Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb.) Kunth
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Synonym |
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Amorphophallus zeylanicus Blume Brachyspatha sylvatica (Roxb.) Schott |
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Family |
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Araceae |
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Local
name |
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Malayalam- കാട്ടുചേന |
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Flowering
and fruiting period |
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May-August |
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Distribution |
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India and Sri Lanka |
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Distribution
in Kerala |
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Wayanad |
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Habitat |
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Semi-evergreen forests |
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Endemic/Exotic |
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Endemic |
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Uses |
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Key
botanical characters: Corms to 5 cm thick. Petiole to 40 cm long,
green to purplish with maculations. Leaflets decurrent. Peduncle elongate, to
55 cm, subtended to cataphylls of various lengths. Spathe short, to 5.5 cm,
cream outside and maroon inside. Spadix elongate, 3-6 x longer than spathe
(10-20 cm); pistillate portion to 3 cm; sterile portion c. 0.5 cm; staminate
to 3 cm; appendix naked, 9-15 x 0.5-1 cm, variously described as yellow,
coppery- purple or pink. Pistillate flowers rather scattered, style short.
Sterile flowers gibbous.  |
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