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Anisochilus argenteus
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Anisochilus argenteus Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 265. 1924 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1127(788). 1924; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 316. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 245. 2002; ; Suddee & Paton, Kew Bull. 64: 250. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Sheethakkoraali
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Stout herbs to 30 cm high; stem silvery white tomentose. Leaves to 1.5 x 1 cm, obovate, acute at apex, entire, densely hairy, closely packed on stem, sessile. Spikes to 8 cm long, 0.5-1 cm broad, cylindrical to tetragonous; bracts and calyx densely villous; corolla small, yellowish.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Rocky areas in evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India
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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):
Yellow
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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:
South India
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellimala, Karimala
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