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Lepidagathis fasciculata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 95. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 522. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1068(748). 1924; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 343. 1988; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 619. 2009.
Ruellia fasciculata Retz., Obs. Bot. 4: 28. 1786.
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Description:
Scandent herbs to 50 cm high; stem hirsute. Leaves opposite, 3-6 x 1.5-3 cm, elliptic, acute, serrate, pubescent, veins, 6-7 pairs; petiole ca. 0.7 cm. Inflorescence, axillary or terminal condensed spike; bract elliptic-ovate, ca. 0.8 x 0.4 cm, ciliate; bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, ca. 0.6 x 0.1 cm. Calyx lobes 5, outer lobes ovate-lanceolate, ca. 0.5 x 0.1 cm, hirsute and glandular hairy on the top; inner lobes linear, hirsute, ca. 0.4 cm long. Corolla white, tubes ca 0.5 cm, bilipped; upperlip ca. 0.3 cm, long, lower lip ca. 0.4 cm. Stamens 4, filaments ca. 0.2 cm, anthers ca. 0.3 cm long. Ovary globose, ovules 2 per locule, style ca. 0.5 cm. Capsule oblong, ca. 0.5 x 0.1 cm.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-May
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District(s):
Kannur, Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India and Bangladesh
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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:
-1000
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Localities:
Kannoth R.F.
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