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Phlogacanthus grandis
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Phlogacanthus grandis Bedd., Ic. t. 179. 1868-1874.
Diotacanthus grandis (Bedd.) Benth. ex Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 515. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1054(739). 1924; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 345. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 233. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 507. 2002.
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Description:
Large shrubs, branches 4-angled. Leaves narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base cuneate, to 25 x 8 cm. Flowers in long peduncled panicles, terminal and axillary to upper leaves. Calyx deeply 5-lobed, lobes subequal. Corolla 2-lipped, 2 cm long, red.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-September
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola 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):
Pink, Purple
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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:
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Altitude:
800-1400
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Localities:
Alvarakurichi, Chemungi, Chemungi, Athirumala, Pongalapara
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