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Leonotis nepetifolia
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br., Prodr. 504. 1810; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 691. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1155(807). 1924; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 304. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 645. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 376. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 248. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 247. 2002.
Phlomis nepetifolia L., Sp. Pl. 586. 1753.
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Description:
Shrubs, pilose. Leaves to 11 x 8 cm, ovate, apex acute, base truncate, deeply crenate, minutely punctuate, pubescent, basally tri-nerved; petiole to 9 cm. Thyrsus axillary and terminal, 5 cm across; flowers red; bracts 1.5 cm, linear, spinescent, pubescent; calyx oblique, tube 1.3 cm long, 7-toothed, spinescent; corolla tube 1 cm long, lower lip 1.5 cm, concave, densely villous; filaments 3 and 4 mm, flattened; ovary 1 mm, style 2 cm.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Idukki, Malappuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical Africa; naturalised in many parts of tropics
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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):
Orange
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Weed:
Yes
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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:
Chinnar, Padippara, Ezhimala, Walayar, Mathur
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