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Pogostemon wightii
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Pogostemon wightii Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 635. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1134 (793). 1924; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 372. 1994; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 55. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 325. 1998.
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Description:
Subshrubs; branches quadrangular, strigose. Leaves 5-6 x 3-4 cm, ovate, acute at apex, rounded at base, densely strigose, irregularly crenate; nerves 4 pairs. Spikes 4-8 cm long, 1-1.5 cm broad, terminal, continuous with peduncled clusters of flowers, axis densely hairy; bracts linear, ciliate. Flowers perpendicular to the axis; calyx 4 mm long, lobes with bristles along margins; corolla 5 mm long; middle lobe of upper lip narrower, hairy; filaments bearded. Nutlets biconvex to triangular, brown, smooth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-January
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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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):
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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Brook's peak
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