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Stachytarpheta urticifolia
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Family:
VERBENACEAE
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Citation: Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1848. 1816. "urticaefolia"; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 316. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 298. 1985; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 361. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 278. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 525. 2002; Rajendran & Daniel, Indian Verbenaceae 315. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 394. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 566. 2009.
Cymburus urticaefolius Salisb., Parad. London 53. 1805-1807.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kadapananthu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Nettle-leaved vervain
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Description:
Young shoot, petioles and leaves towards the base pubescent. Leaves 4-8 x 2-5 cm, elliptic-ovate, acute at apex, serrate on margins, glabrous on both sides. Spikes terminal, cylindric, c. 0.3 cm diam., 20-40 cm long. Bracts 0.5-0.7 cm long, linear lanceolate, ciliate on margins. Calyx tubular, narrow, c. 0.5 cm long; lobes 5, minute. Corolla tube c. 0.5 cm long, slightly curved, 5-lobed; lobes blue. Stamens 2, included; staminodes 2. Ovary 2-celled, 0.2-0.3 cm long, elongate; style slender, 0.6-0.7 cm long; stigma capitate. Capsule 0.4-0.5 cm long, cylindric; calyx tube persistent. Capsule spiltting into two 1-seeded pyrenes.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Idukki, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
Adoor, Payyavur, Santhanpara, Pathiyoor, Kulathupuzha, Athirumala, Pongalapara, Kappukadu
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