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Justicia notha
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Justicia notha Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 537. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1080(756). 1924; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 298. 1998.
Rostellularia simplex Wight, Ic. t. 1542. 1850, non Justicia simplex D. Don, 1825; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 34. 1998; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 361. 2000.
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Description:
Erect herbs, rarely branched, 30-40 cm high; stems angular, scabrid. Leaves to 5 x 0.8 cm, linear-oblong, sessile, acute, glabrous. Spikes 7 x 0.7 cm, terminal, narrow, cylindric; bracts 6 x 2 mm, elliptic, acute, ciliolate. Flowers many, densely packed; calyx lobes 6 mm long, sometimes 5th lobe present; corolla lilac, 9 mm long, tube hairy at two patches near the base inside, glabrous; ovary hairy. Capsule 4 mm long, glabrous; seeds 4, rugose, brown.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
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):
Pink
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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:
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IUCN status:
Critically Endangered (CR)
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Altitude:
900-1200
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Localities:
Mangaladevi, South Walakkad, Damsite, Chembotti, Attappady R.F., Kaikatty forests-Pothundy, Malampuzha, Bonaccord
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