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Andrographis atropurpurea
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Andrographis atropurpurea (Dennst.) Alston, Taxon 26: 539. 1977; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 299. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 297. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 267. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 489. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 291. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 374. 2005.
Justicia atropurpurea Dennst., Schluss. Hort. Malab. 35. 1818.
Andrographis wightiana Anders. ex Nees in DC., Prodr. 11: 517. 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 503. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1048(734). 1924; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 343. 1994.
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Description:
Suberect undershrubs; stems hairy. Leaves to 10 x 4 cm, ovate, acuminate, broadest at base, glabrous; nerves 4 or 5 pairs, subprominent; petiole 0-5 mm long. Panicle with long lax racemes, scabrid; bracts and bracteoles subulate. Flowers distant; calyx lobes 5 mm long, subulate, hairy; corolla 18 mm long, glabrous, upper lip orbicular, retuse, dark brown, lower lip shallowly lobed, light pink with brown spots; lower anther bases bearded. Capsule 22 x 3 mm, oblong, glandular hairy; seeds 8, orbicular, glabrous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-September
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad, Thrissur, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Openings in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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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):
Purple, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ennakkapally, Plapally, Pooyamkutty, Punchakolli, Nedumkayam, Thenmalai
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