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Lasianthus strigillosus
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Lasianthus strigillosus Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 185. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 647(456). 1921; Deb & Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 15: 300. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 179. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 153. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 256. 2005.
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Large shrubs, stems densely strigose-hairy. Leaves to 12 x 4 cm, elliptic-oblong, acuminate at apex, acute at base; nerves 6 pairs, oblique, nervules closely parallel, 1-2 mm apart; petiole 5-10 mm long; stipule 3 mm long, ovate, obtuse, densely hairy. Flowers 5 mm long in axillary fascicles, sessile; calyx hirsute; corolla tube short, lobes densely hairy. Fruits not seen.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evegreen 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:
900-2100
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Localities:
Kalvarimala, Vellimala, Pooppara, Moozhiar
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