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Strobilanthes kunthianus
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes kunthianus (Nees) Anders. ex. Benth., Fl. Hong. 262. 1861; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 434. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1036(726). 1924; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 34. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 306. 1998; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 129. 2006.
Phlebophyllum kunthianum Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 83. 1832; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 35.1996.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Neelakurinji
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Bushy shrubs; branches reddish, glabrous. Leaves to 6 x 3 cm, elliptic, glabrous above, coriaceous. Spikes 3-5 cm long, cylindric, 2-5, on axillary peduncles; involucral bracts 2-3, elliptic, tomentose; floral bracts 12 x 4 mm, ovate-acuminate, tawny pubescent; bracteoles 7 x 1.5 mm, linear-lanceolate. Flowers many; calyx 10 mm long, lobes acuminate; corolla 25 mm long, blue, hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
500-2000
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Localities:
Thannikkudy, Munnar
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