MH396 : Ariopsis peltata Nimmo |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
63 |
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| Class |
: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Order |
: Alismatales |
| Family |
: Araceae |
| Genus |
: Ariopsis |
| Species |
: Ariopsis peltata Nimmo |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
Makhala plateau |
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| Plant Category : |
Herbs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
Rare |
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| Plant Family : |
Araceae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Shield Leaf Ariopsis, kalththaalu, kalththaamara, khadakteri, nagamani |
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| Synonym : |
Ariopsis peltata f. coaetanea Engl. & K.Krause, nom. inval.
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| Description : |
Epiphytic or terrestrial annuals; rootstock globose, to 1 cm across. Leaves 1 or 2, peltate, lamina 5-9 cm across, orbicular, entire, membranous, glabrous; petiole to 8 cm long, slender. Peduncle 2-5 cm long, solitary; spathe yellow or white, 3 cm long, cymbiform, open, tube absent; spike 2.5 cm long, cylindrical, 3 mm, thick. Female flowers 5-7, on one side of the spike towards the lower part; ovary ovoid, 1-celled, ovules many, on parietal placentas; stigma 4-lobed. Male flowers sunken in upper fleshy part of spadix; stamens 3; anthers divaricate, pubescent. |
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| Reference : |
~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID :
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