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Scutellaria barbata
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Scutellaria barbata D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 109. 1825; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 325. 1998.
Scutellaria rivularis Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 66. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 670. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1142(799). 1924.
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Description:
Stiff herbs; stem glandular-pilose. Leaves to 3 x 1 cm, acute at base and apex, distantly crenate, 3-nerved, densely white-glandular; petiole 5-10 mm long. Racemes 10 cm long; bracts orbicular, cuspidate. Flowers paired, calyx 6 x 4 mm, hairy, both lips saccate; corolla 10 mm long, lobes acute; anthers hairy. Nutlets globose, granulate, black.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India and China
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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, Violet
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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:
Vellimala
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