Tolypanthus lageniferus
(Wight) van Tieghem
Indian tolyanthus
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Description
A shrub that grows attached to other plants. The stems are smooth. The leaves are opposite and 4-5 cm long by 3 cm wide. It contracts at the base to a winged leaf stalk. The flowers occur singly or as a few at the nodes. They have red, 5-lobed bract around them.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, India, Indochina, SE Asia, Thailand,
References (1)
- Ramachandran, V.S., 1987, Further Notes on the Ethnobotany of Cannanore District, Kerala. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 47- (As Tolypanthes lagenifer)
