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Derris scandens (Roxb.)Benth
Synonym
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Derris scandens
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Family
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Fabaceae/Leguminosae
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Local name
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Malayalam- Noolvalli
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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June-December
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia
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Distribution
in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Deciduous forests, also in mangrove forests and sacred
groves
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IUCN Status
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LC
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Uses
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Entire
plant is used for the treatment of sores, and its having astringent property.
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Key botanical characters:
Large
climbing shrubs; branchlets brown, lenticellate. Leaflets 5-11, 2-5 x 1-2.5
cm, elliptic, lanceolate or ovate-oblong, apex obtuse, acute,. Flowers 7-9 mm
long; pedicels c. 4 mm long, slender. Calyx 2.5-3 mm long, shortly adpressed tomentose,
lobes obscure. Petals pink or white; standard, narrowly winged on the upper
suture, minutely adpressed tomentose; seeds 2-4 ca. 8 mm long, reniform,
compressed, dark brown.
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