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Diplocyclos palmatus (Linn.) C. Jeffrey in Kew Bull. 15 (3):352. 1962. in Milne-Redhead & Polhill, l.c. 73; R.R. Stewart in Nasir & Ali, Ann. Cat. Vasc. Pl. W. Pak. & Kashm. 704. 1972; Tackholm, Stud. Fl. Egypt ed. 2.372. 1974; Gandhi, l.c. 1976; C. Jeffrey in Kew Bull. 34:801. 1980.
S. NAZIMUDDIN AND S. SHAHARYAR H. NAQVI
Bryonia palmata Linn.Bryonopsis laciniosa sensu auct. plur.Bryonopsis laciniosa var walkeri Chakrav.Ilocania pedata Merr.
Stem glabrous, becoming thickened and white dotted on the ridges when older. Leaves broadly ovate, 3.5-14 x 4-14.5 cm, lobes linear-lanceolate to elliptic, glabrous; petiole 1.5-9.0 cm long. Flowers small, white or yellowish, male in sessile clusters of 2-8, along with 5 female flowers in the same axil. Calyx tube 3-4 mm long in male, 1.5-2.5 mm long in female, lobes smaller than tube. Corolla of male larger than female. Ovary ellipsoid, c. 5 mm long, c. 2.5 mm broad, with longitudinal white stripes. Fruit solitary, or in clusters of 2-5, ovoid-subglobose, 1.5-2.5 cm. Seeds 5-6 x 2.5-3 mm.
Fl. Per.: August-October.
Lectotype: Ceylon, Herb. Hermann (BM).
Distribution: Tropical and North Africa, Tropical Asia, Malaysia, Philippines and Tropical Australia.
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