MC066 : Argyreia strigosa |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
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: Solanales |
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: Convolvulaceae - Morning glory family |
| Genus |
: Argyreia |
| Species |
: Argyreia strigosa |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
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| Plant Category : |
Climbers |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Bristled Woodrose • Hindi: Baghchooda • Marathi: Masbel, Bhalsvel, Dudh wel • Tamil: Unnayangodi • Telugu: VerriBoddi-Tige, Maya Tige |
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| Synonym : |
Ipomoea strigosa, Lettsomia strigosa
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| Description : |
a large climber, 3-5 m long. Old stems are thick, hairless, with rough bark. Young stems and branches are bristly-hairy, with white latex. Alternately arranged ovate leaves, 7-15 cm long, have a heart-shaped base with rounded lobes, and 3-8 cm long stalk. Flower occur in dense hairy corymb-like cymes. The stout, hairy peduncle is 5-20 cm long. Bell-shaped, rose-purple flowers are 2-5 cm long, The flower tube swollen beyond the sepals. Mid-petal bands are sparsely whitish bristle-hairy. Five stamens, do not protrude out. Fruit is 2 cm, red, enclose in a hairy sepal covering. Flowering: November-December. |
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| Reference : |
~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID :
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