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Hedyotis albonervia
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Hedyotis albonervia Bedd., Ic. t. 3. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 55. 1880; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 228. 1994; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 220. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 314. 2002; Dutta & Deb, Taxonomic Revision Hedyotis 62. 2004.
Oldenlandia albo-nervia (Bedd.) Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 599(422). 1921.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves opposite, 4-12 x 1.5-3.5 cm, acuminate at apex, attenuate at base; nerves 4-5 pairs, prominent below. Stipules broad, ovate 0.3-0.5 cm, pectinate on margins, teeth tipped with black glands. Peduncles 0.1-0.2 cm long or 0. Pedicels slender, 0.3-0.4 cm long. Calyx tube 0.1-0.15 cm, widened at top; lobes 0.2-0.25 cm long, linear lanceolate. Corolla white; tube 0.25-0.3 cm long; lobes 0.15-0.2 cm long, densely hairy at throat. Style exserted, stigma papillate. Capsules ovoid, 0.25-0.3 x 0.15- 0.2 cm, dehiscing septicidally; seeds minute.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-November
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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
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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:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
1000-1900
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Localities:
Old Devicolam, Pandimottai, on way to Chemungi, Athirumala, Pongalapara, Agasthymala peak, Chemungi
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