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Aristea ecklonii
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Family:
IRIDACEAE
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Citation: Aristea ecklonii Baker, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 16: 112. 1877; Sivar. & Pradeep, Rheedea 5: 173. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 39. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 79. 1998.
Aristea dichotoma Ecklon, Linnaea 34: 555. 1865-66, non Ker. 1803.
Aristea paniculata Pax in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 151. 1892
Aristea maitlandii Hutch. in Hutch. & Dalz., Fl. W. Trop. Africa. II, 2: 374. 1936.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Aristea
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Description:
Rootstock short, woody; roots fibrous. Leaves basal, linear, to 60 x 1.2 cm, arching, base reddish, apex acute. Inflorescence paniculate; axes winged; branches subtended by foliaceous bracts. Flowers in clusters of 2-4, subtended by a bract. Perianth rotate, 2 cm wide, blue; tube very short; lobes 3 +3, emarginate; outer oblong, 10 x 5 mm, clearly veined; inner ovate, 15 x 9 mm. Stamens 3, exserted; filaments filiform, purple; anthers subsagittate. Ovary inferior, oblong, 3-celled and 3-angled; ovules numerous, superposed; style as long as stamens; stigma 3-lobed. Capsule 2.5 cm, woody, sharply angled; seeds numerous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Introduced as garden plant, now getting established in the grasslands
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Distribution:
Tropical America and South Africa
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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):
Blue
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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:
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Localities:
Munnar, Devicolam
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