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Anisochilus scaber
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Anisochilus scaber Benth. in DC., Prodr. 12: 81.1848; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4:629.1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1127(788). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 320. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 373. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 247. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 245. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 529. 2002; Suddee & Paton, Kew Bull. 64: 244. 2009.
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Description:
Herbs, stem woody at base and rooting at lower nodes. Leaves oblong, obtuse, base truncate or obtuse, densely hoary tomentose, crenate-serrate, to 5 x 3 cm. Spikes solitary or 3, oblong, the middle one larger, to 4 x 1.2 cm. Calyx tubular, 4 mm long, puberulous. Corolla purple, throat very villous. Filaments glabrous. Seeds ovoid, dark brown, shining.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Rocky areas in moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India and Myanmar
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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):
White, Pink
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-800
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Localities:
Kattalappara, Kuchimudi, Sappal hill-Dhoni R. F., Meenmutty
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