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Phyllocephalum courtallense
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Phyllocephalum courtallense (Wight) Narayana, Curr. Sci. 51: 438. 1982; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 35. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 252. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 177. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 40. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 169. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 383. 2002.
Decaneurum courtallense Wight, Ic. t. 1081. 1846.
Centratherum courtallense (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 227. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 666'(469). 1921; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 192. 1995.
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Description:
Small erect or diffuse herbs, stem sparsely hirsute. Leaves alternate, to 5 x 3 cm, elliptic-ovate, acuminate, base attenuate, densely white tomentose below and hispid above, reticulations invisible on lower surface. Heads homogamous, subtended by small leaves, solitary or few in corymbs, 1.5-2 cm across; peduncles short. Involucral phyllaries many-seriate, outer phyllaries elliptic-oblong, mucronate, densely white tomentose. Corolla bluish-purple, tube slender, 5-lobed. Anthers obtusely auricled at base. Receptacle glabrous. Achenes 8-10 ribbed, glabrous or pubescent; pappus short or long, often caducous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
Thrissur, Kollam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and montane scrub jungles
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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):
Blue
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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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