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Lepidagathis cuspidata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 97. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 519. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1067(748). 1924.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kodajathripaccha, Kodassathripaccha
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Subshrubs. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, base attenuate, to 15 x 5 cm. Spikes axillary, glandular-pubescent, to 7 cm long. Calyx lobes ciliate along margins. Corolla 1.5 cm long, white with purple dots, sparsely hairy at mouth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-June
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District(s):
Wayanad, Palakkad, Thrissur, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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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):
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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Rosemala
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