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Acanthus ebracteatus
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 75. t. 40. 1791; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 481. 1885; Remadevi & Binoj., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 24:241. 2000; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 531. 2009.
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Description:
Shrubs to 1.5 m high; stem glabrous, internode 2.5 to 3 cm long, spines paired at the base of the petiole, straight. Leaves opposite, pinnatifid, c. 7.5 x 2.5 cm, serrations spinous; petiole c. 0.5 cm long. Flowers in terminal c. 3.5 cm long racemes; bract early caduceus; bracteoles 2, c. 8 x 3 mm, lanceolate, acute, puberulous along margins. Calyx lobes 4, unequal; outer 2 c. 1.5 x 1 cm, inner 2 c. 1 x 0.5 cm, pubescent along margins. Corolla tube c. 0.5 cm, lobes c. 3.6 x 3 cm, white, upper lip obsolete, lower lip elongate, obovate, shortly 3 lobed. Stamens 4, didynamous, filaments stout, curved, c. 1.5 cm and 1.3 cm long; anthers 1 celled, bearded, 1 cm long. Ovary 0.5 cm long; style 3.5 cm long, shortly bifid. Capsule ellipsoid and compressed; seeds 4.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Alappuzha
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Mangroves
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Distribution:
South East Asia: Exotic
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Aquatic:
Yes
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Aroor
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