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Strobilanthes heyneanus
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 85. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 443. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1041(730). 1924; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 306. 1989; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 348. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 522. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 239. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 305. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 237. 2002; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 109. 2006; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 630. 2009.
Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek., Verh. Acad. Wet. afd. Natuurk. Sect. 2, 41: 173. 1944; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 307. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 286. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 357. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 350. 1994; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 116. 2000; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 385. 2005.
Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek. var. neesii Bremek., Mat. Monogr. Strob. 173. 1944; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 345. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 266. 1995.
Strobilanthes asperrimus Nees in DC., Prodr. 11: 183. 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 443; 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1041(730). 1924; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 239. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 303. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 237. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 628. 2009.
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Description:
Shrubs, branches hirsute. Leaves simple, opposite, 6-10 x 4-7 cm, broadly elliptic, apex bluntly acuminate, base attenuate, crenate, covered with bulbous based hairs; lateral nerves 8-9 pairs; petiole 3-4.5 cm long. Spikes 3-4 together, 2 x 1.5 cm, axillary, on trichotomous peduncles, ovoid; involucral bracts 8 x 6 mm, broadly ovate, obtuse; floral bracts 13 x 10 mm, ovate, concave, obtuse, glabrous; bracteoles absent; flowers few to many. Calyx divided nearly to the base, lobes 6 x 2.5 mm, oblong, emarginated. Corolla pale blue, 25 mm long; tube stout, with a patch of hairs inside above the stamens. Staminal filaments and sheath hairy. Ovary glabrous; syle bulged below the stigma, hairy. Capsule 9 x 4 mm, glabrous; seeds 4, ovoid flattened, 3 mm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Kottayam, Kannur, Kollam, Idukki, Kasaragode, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Margins of shola forests and grassslands
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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, 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:
-1800
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Localities:
Peechi, Pooppara, Kattalappara, Rosemala, Ennakkapally, Koruthode, Karimala, Begur, Tirunalli, Panathur, Moozhiar, Arampa, Kannoth, Payyavur, Ponmudi, Pooyamkutty, Nellikuth, Nadugani ghats, Olichuchattam
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