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Parochetus communis D.Don

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Parochetus communis D.Don
Parochetus communis D.Don
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCosmiusa repens Alef.
synonymParochetus maculata R.Br.
synonymParochetus major D.Don
synonymParochetus oxalidifolius Royle
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Blue Oxalis
Other
  • Blue Oxalis
  • Parochetus major D. Don
  • Parochetus oxalidifolia Royle
  • Shamrock Pea
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Mani, S. Reviewer/s: Lakshminarasimhan, P., Gunaga, S., Rasingam, L., Raghavan, R. & Molur, S. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Parochetus communis is assessed as Least Concern as the species is widely distributed, common and without any known threats. Conservation Actions: No conservation actions are in place for this species. Studies on distribution and threats are recommended.
    IUCN and ZOO 2011
    Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Habit: Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Trailing herbs, rooting at nodes. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate; leaflets to 15 x 20 mm, obcordate, pubescent below; petiole 3-4 cm long, erect; stipule ovate. Flowers solitary or 2-3-together, on axillary erect peduncles; bracts and bracteoles similar, ovate; calyx 6 mm long, 5-lobed; upper two lobes connate; standard 13 x 13 mm, obovate, blue; wings 10 mm long, obovate, long-spurred at base; keel not spurred; stamens 9 + 1; ovary glabrous, many-ovuled. Pods 2 x 0.5 cm, oblong; seeds many, globose.
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: December-March
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
            G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              No Data
              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat

              Habitat

              Terrestrial
              Terrestrial
              Freshwater
              Freshwater
              Habitat and Ecology: It is mostly located in submontane or montane forest floor, and on stream and river banks in damp shady places (ILDIS). Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater List of Habitats: 1, 1.6, 1.9, 5, 5.1
              IUCN and ZOO 2011
              Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Grasslands
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Description
                  Karnataka: Chikmagalur Kerala: Idukki, Kozhikode Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Range Description: Parochetus communis is occurs in the tropics from Africa, South and South East Asia and the Pacific Islands. In India it is known from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Countries - Native: Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; China; Comoros; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Indonesia; Kenya; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritania; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; New Zealand; Nigeria; Philippines; Rwanda; Senegal; Singapore; Somalia; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Uganda; Viet Nam; Zimbabwe
                    IUCN and ZOO 2011
                    Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Global Distribution

                      Indo-Malesia

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: Kozhikkode, Idukki

                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Demography and Conservation
                        Trends
                        Population: There is no information about population of this species. Population Trend: Unknown
                        IUCN and ZOO 2011
                        Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          Conservation Status

                          IUCN Red List Category

                          Least Concern
                          Least Concern
                          Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Mani, S. Reviewer/s: Lakshminarasimhan, P., Gunaga, S., Rasingam, L., Raghavan, R. & Molur, S. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Parochetus communis is assessed as Least Concern as the species is widely distributed, common and without any known threats. Conservation Actions: No conservation actions are in place for this species. Studies on distribution and threats are recommended.
                          IUCN and ZOO 2011
                          Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            Threats
                            Major Threat (s): No threats have been reported for this species.
                            IUCN and ZOO 2011
                            Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              Traditional chinese medicine
                              Traditional chinese medicine
                              System Of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine, Traditional chinese medicine

                              FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3843
                              Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3843
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY
                              References 
                                No Data
                                📚 Information Listing
                                References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3843
                                1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                                1. Parochetus communis Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 240. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 86. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 303(214). 1918; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 227. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 36. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 51. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 112. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 50. 2000.
                                1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                2. Mani, S. 2010. Parochetus communis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                                3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                6. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. and Sanjappa, M. 1989. Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Nair, N. C. and Henry, A. N. 1983. Flora of Tamil Nadu, India. Series I: Analysis. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore.
                                8. Citation: Mani, S. 2010. Parochetus communis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                                Information Listing > References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3843
                                2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                                3. Parochetus communis Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 240. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 86. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 303(214). 1918; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 227. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 36. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 51. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 112. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 50. 2000.
                                4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                5. Mani, S. 2010. Parochetus communis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                                6. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                7. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                9. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. and Sanjappa, M. 1989. Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.; Nair, N. C. and Henry, A. N. 1983. Flora of Tamil Nadu, India. Series I: Analysis. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore.
                                11. Citation: Mani, S. 2010. Parochetus communis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.

                                Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India

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                                📚 Meta data
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                                🐾 Taxonomy
                                RootRoot
                                KingdomPlantae
                                PhylumTracheophyta
                                ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                OrderFabales
                                FamilyFabaceae
                                GenusParochetus
                                SpeciesParochetus communis D.Don
                                📊 Temporal Distribution
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