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Peperomia pellucida
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Family:
PIPERACEAE
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Citation: Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 64. 1815; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1210(847). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 248. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 320. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 386. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 342. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 685. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 396. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 383. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 304. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 575. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 337. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 262. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 551. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 417. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 605. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 685. 2009.
Piper pellucidum L., Sp. Pl. 30.1753.
Peperomia exigua (Blume) Miq., Syst. Piperac. 77. 1843; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 97. 1886.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kannadippacha, Mashipatcha, Mashithandu, Maka-pacha, Slettipacha, Thaklippan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Delicate, glabrous annual herbs; stems erect, 5-30 cm tall, pellucid, branched when well developed. Leaves simple, alternate throughout, 1-3 cm long and wide, triangular ovate, cordate at base with a sinus 1-2 mm deep, obtuse or shortly acuminate at apex, pellucid, palmately 5-7 nerved from the base; petiole 6-15 mm long, clasping decurrent along the stem. Spikes solitary, terminal but frequently leaf-opposed by overtopping, 2-5 cm long, slender, axis glabrous; peduncle 2-5 cm long, about as thick as spike axis; bracts 0.2-0.3 mm in diameter. Flowers scarcely immersed. Ovary with a fleshy, oblique, subapical stigma. Fruit sessile, about 0.8 mm long, globose-ellipsoid, with an apical stigma, longitudinally striate-undulate, blackish brown at maturity.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded forest areas and wastelands
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America; now Pantropical
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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):
Green
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
500-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Koruthode, Thunakkadavu, Pathanamthitta, Payyavur, Cannanore, Neriamangalam to Velvara, Dhoni R. F., Mukkali forests, Anmooly slopes, Nadugani ghats, Machiri, Thenmalai, Vandalodu, Kallisseri, Bonaccord
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