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Justicia gendarussa
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Justicia gendarussa Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 10. 1768; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 532. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1079(755). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 305. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 283. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 205. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 589. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 341. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 508. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 297. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 230. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 542. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 616. 2009.
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 104. 1832; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 216. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 300. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 347. 1994.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karunochi, Vathakodi, Vathamkolli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Daun Rusa, Gandarusa, Warer willow
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Description:
Shrubs, branches dark purple, terete, smooth. Leaves 7-10 x 2 cm, linear or oblong-lanceolate, apex acute or obtuse, base acute, chartaceous, glabrous, lateral nerves 5-7 pairs, bluish; petiole 2-3 mm long. Spikes terminal, to 8 cm long, narrow; bracts linear, 4 mm long. Flowers white; calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, 5 mm long; corolla white with purple streaks, 1.5 cm long; ovary and style puberulus. Capsule 12 mm long, glabrous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Tropical Africa and Asia
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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:
Yes
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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:
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Localities:
Vazhani, Thekkady, Parambikulam, Panthenthode border, Peradala, Kayamkulam, Kanjirakadavu
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