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Botanical Name: Cryptolepis dubia
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Family: Apocynaceae
Common Name: कावळी
Etymology - Genus: *
Etymology - Species: Dubious, uncharacteristic.
Ecosystem: Deciduous
Origin: Native
Location: Pune, Taljai Hill, Vetal Hill
Description: Leaf arranged opposite to each other and superposed - successive pairs arranged in one plane, interpetiolar ring is also observed.Leaves are very shiny and waxy.Flowers appear at the end of the branch in cyme inflorescence.Creamy, yellow flowers.Petals are slight twisted and lacelike, not very attractive.The fruit is a follicle, two pods connected at the base, extending out like a horn, cylindrical.
Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Liana
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture:
Root-Stem-Bark Description:
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Exstipulate
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Opposite-Superposed
Leaf Description: Leaf arranged opposite to each other and superposed - successive pairs arranged in one plane, interpetiolar ring is also observed.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Elliptic
Lamina Bases: Acute
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Acute
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Leaves are very shiny and waxy.
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Monochasiam
Bract: Ebracteate
Inflorescence Description: Flowers appear at the end of the branch in cyme inflorescence.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
Aestivation: Twisted
Flower Description: Creamy, yellow flowers.
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Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Actinomorphic polysepalous
Calyx Persistance:
Calyx Number of sepals: 5
Corolla Arrangement: Rotate
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther:
Androecium Length of filament:
Androecium Union of Stamens:
Androecium Number of Stamens: 5
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Gynoecium Union of Carpels:
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 2
Floral Parts Description: Petals are slight twisted and lacelike, not very attractive.
Fruit type: Follicle
Fruit type Description: The fruit is a follicle, two pods connected at the base, extending out like a horn, cylindrical.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
Germination type: Epigeal
Dispersion Method: Wind
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