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Desmodium zonatum
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Desmodium zonatum Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 1: 250. 1855; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 166. 1992; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 100. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 103. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 94. 2002.
Desmodium ormocarpoides auct. non DC. 1825; Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 164. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 345(243). 1918; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 94. 1997.
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Description:
Erect herbs, to 30 cm tall. Leaves to 10 x 4 cm, ovate, acute to acuminate, rounded at base, glabrous above, densely hairy below; nerves to 8 pairs; petiole to 2 cm long; stipule 10 mm long, lanceolate, ciliate. Raceme to 20 cm long, terminal; pedicels 1 cm long, slender. Flowers white, 5 mm long; calyx 1.5 mm long, lobes ovate, acute; standard 5 mm across, orbicular, white. Pods fragile, 6-8-jointed; joints 15 x 3 mm, elliptic-oblong, densely covered with viscid hooked-hairs.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malaya and China
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kallar, Kokkara, Kariamchola, Teppakulam, Kalangkunnu, Choodal forests
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