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Lagenandra meeboldii (Engl.) C.E.C. Fisch.
Synonym
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Cryptocoryne meeboldii
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Family
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Araceae
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Flowering and fruiting period
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January-March
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Distribution
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Western Ghats
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Distribution in kerala
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Palakkad,
Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta,
Malappuram,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode,
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Habitat
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Marshy riversides in evergreen forests
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Endemic/Exotic
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Endemic to Western Ghats
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Uses
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Not Known
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Key
Botanical Characters:
Rhizome thick, creeping. Leaves clustered,peteiolate ,both
surfaces glabrous , ovate; petiole 5-10 cm long. Peduncle long, concealed in
the leaf sheath. Spathe to 10 x 1.5 cm, ellipsoidal, long-acuminate at apex,
twisted once or twice, smooth, yellowish, purple, tubular part 5 cm, closed
chamber 2-3 cm long. Spadix 2 cm long, produced above into a cusp. Female
flowers in a clusters of 5 mm across; male flowers in a globose clusters of 3
mm across; stamens 1 or 2.Seeds grayish brown,rugose.
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