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Strobilanthes aurita
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes aurita Wood, Kew Bull. 50: 12. 1994; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 64. 2006; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 628. 2009.
Strobilanthes caudatus sensu Beed., Ic. t. 213. 1868-1874, non Anders. 1860; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 441. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1040(729). 1924; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 303. 1998.
Mackenziea caudata (Anders.) Ramamoorthy in Saldanha & Nicolson, Fl. Hassan Dist. 553. 1976; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 343. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 355. 1990.
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Description:
Subshrubs; branches terete, glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, 8-12 x 2-3 cm, elliptic, caudate acuminate, glabrous, margins entire; lateral nerves 8 pairs. Spikes 1.5 x 2 cm, axillary, solitary or 2-3 together, peduncled; peduncle to 3 cm long; involucral bracts smaller than floral bracts, linear; floral bracts 20 x 2 mm, linear, obtuse, glandular-hairy; bracteoles 3, linear; flowers few. Calyx 7 mm long, lobes linear-oblong, hairy. Corolla 22 mm long, blue, tube narrow at base, with two patches of hairs at throat. Staminal sheath hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Kannur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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, 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:
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
-1000
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Localities:
Brook's peak, Chandanathode, Kannoth, Mukkali forests
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