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Barleria acuminata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Barleria acuminata Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 93. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 484. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1059(742). 1924; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 231. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 226. 2002.
Barleria tomentosa Roth var. acuminata (Nees) Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 485. 1884.
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Description:
Subshrubs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves to 4-5 x 2.5-3 cm, ovate-orbicular, apex acute, apiculate, base rounded, tomentose; petiole to 3.5 cm, pubescent. Racemes axillary and terminal; bracts 1.3 cm long, lanceolate, glandular, pubescent, acute; outer calyx lobes larger, 13 x 2 mm; inner smaller to 6 x 2 mm, lanceolate, pubescent; corolla tube to 3 cm, lobes 1 cm, obovate, obtuse, imbricate; filaments 7 mm; ovary 3 mm, ovoid, style 3.5 cm long, hairy at the base.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
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):
Violet
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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:
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Localities:
Peechi, Chinnar, Kuchimudi
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