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Anisochilus wightii
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Anisochilus wightii Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 628. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1127(788). 1924; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 246. 1999; Suddee & Paton, Kew Bull. 64: 244. 2009.
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Description:
Fleshy herbs; stem tetragonous. Leaves to 4 x 2.5 cm, ovate, oblong, obtuse, crenate, puberulus above, white tomentose beneath; petiole to 1 cm. Spikes 3.5 x 1 cm; peduncle to 15 cm; bracts 2 mm, ovate; calyx tube 3 mm, upper lip 3 mm, lower lip 1 mm; corolla 4 mm across; filaments 2.5 and 1.5 mm; style 7 mm, bifid apex.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-September
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular 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):
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ichampetty
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