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Previous name used in the website: |
Anodendron paniculatum |
Family name: |
APOCYNACEAE
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English name: |
Andamanese Bowstring Plant Twin Net
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Sinhala name: |
Aswel (අස්වැල්) Gerandidul wel (ගැරඬිදූල් වැල්) Dul (දූල්) Gerandi dul (ගැරඬිදූල්)
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Tamil name: |
Sarakkodi
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Conservation status: |
VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
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Description: |
A huge twiner, often more than 20 m tall. Petiole 0.7 - 2 cm long. Leaf blade 8 - 17 cm long and 3.5 - 8 cm wide, widest in or below the middle, abruptly contracted in to the petiole and sometimes almost rounded or truncate at the base, shortly and suddenly acuminate but obtuse at the apex. Pedicels one to three times as long as the calyx with a few pedicels somewhat longer. Merocarps 10 -14 cm long, 2 - 3 cm wide. Seeds 2 - 3 cm long, the beak not exceeding 1 cm.
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Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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