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Stephania
wightii (Arn.) Dunn
Family
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Menispermaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam
– Mahalikizhangu
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Flowering and fruiting period
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April-June
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia
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Distribution in kerala
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Kottayam, Kozhikkode,
Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur,
Wayanad
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Habitat
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Evergreen and
semi-evergreen forests, especially in rock crevices
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Uses
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Traditionally been
used for treating asthma, tuberculosis, dysentery, hyperglycaemia, cancer,
fever, intestinal complaints, sleep disturbance, inflammation and bacterial
infection
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Key
Botanical Characters :
Creeping herbs. Leaves
8 cm across, orbicular, glaucous, margins wavy or coarsely dentate; petiole 8
cm long, slender. Peduncle to 2 cm long, erect; pedicel 3 mm long; male
flowers densely packed in heads,; female flowers 3 mm across, in pedunculate
cymes; sepals 5, ovate acute glabrous; petals ovate, greenish yellow.
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