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Strobilanthes anamallaica
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes anamallaica Wood, Kew Bull. 50: 11. 1995; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 55. 2006; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 627. 2009.
Strobilanthes adenophorus sensu Anders. 1860: Bedd., Ic. t. 225. 1868-1874, non Nees 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 440. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1040(729). 1924; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 348. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 236. 2002.
Didyplosandra lanceolata (Hook. ex Nees) Bremek., Verh. Acad. Wet. afd. Natuurk. Sect 2, 41: 178. 1944.
Nilgirianthus beddomei Bremek., Verh. Acad. Wet. afd. Natuurk. Sect. 2, 41: 172. 1944; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 356. 1990; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 384. 2005.
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets slender. Leaves 6-10 x 2.5 cm, linear or oblanceolate, apex caudate-acuminate, base cuneate, chartaceous, subentire or serrulate, lateral nerves ca. 6 pairs; petiole to 3.5 cm long. Spikes axillary, to 3 cm; peduncle to 2 cm; bracts obovate, acute, to 1 cm long; bracteoles narrow. Corolla 2 cm long, funnel-shaped, pale lavender.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Kollam, Wayanad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen 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):
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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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1500-2000
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Kamamudi, Pampa, Ayyappankovil
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