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Andrographis neesiana var. neesiana
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Andrographis neesiana Wight, Ic. t. 1561. 1850, var. neesiana; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 504. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1049(735). 1924; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 342. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 342. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 21. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 335. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 33. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 292. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 230. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 226. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 503. 2002.
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Description:
Herbs, branches strigose. Leaves simple, opposite, 2-4 x 2 cm, ovate-elliptic, acute at both ends, glabrous, ciliate, nearly sessile; nerves 5 pairs. Panicle 2-5 x 4 cm, congested, terminal, strigose; flowers densely arranged. Calyx lobes 6 mm long, linear, acuminate, glandular hairy. Corolla 14 mm long, brownish-purple, tube not ventricose, upper lip emarginate; lobes of lower lip obtuse, hairy. Stamens 2, filaments broadened below; anthers attenuate at base; style hairy. Capsule 16 x 3 mm, oblong, acute, hairy; seeds 6, glabrous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern 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):
Violet, Red
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1200-1500
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Olikkudy, Mangaladevi, Karimala, Munnar, Devicolam, Minnampara forest, Silent Valley R. F., Kottur R.F., Pooyamkutty, Pongalapara
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