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Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. Ex Hook.f
Synonym
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Wattakaka volubilis (L. f.) Stapf,
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Family
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Apocynaceae
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Local name
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English- Sneeze Wort
Malayalam- Vattakakkakkoti, Kakkalankodi
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Flowering and fruiting period
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March-July
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia and China.
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Distribution in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Moist deciduous forests and scrub Jungles.
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Endemic /Exotic
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Endemic,
india.
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Uses
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The leaf paste is used to treat rheumatic pain, cough, fever and severe cold. Leaf paste is taken
along with pepper to treat dyspepsia.
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Key botanical characters:
Leaves to 10 x 7 cm, ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate, glabrous.
Umbels 5-6 cm long, axillary; calyx lobes unequal, lanceolate; corolla
rotate, t, lobes 4 x 4 mm, orbicular; corona single, staminal with 2 globular
masses above anthers; pollinia erect. Follicles 10 x 3 cm, ribbed, blunt at
apex.
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