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Strobilanthes neilgherrensis
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes neilgherrensis Bedd., Ic. t. 196. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 438. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1038(728). 1924; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 34. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 238. 2002; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 152. 2006; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 631. 2009.
Nilgirianthus neilgherrensis (Bedd.) Bremek., Verh. Acad. Wet. afd. Natuurk. Sect. 2, 41: 174. 1944; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 346. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 208. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 357. 1990; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 117. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 513. 2002.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves 8-11 x 5-7 cm, ovate, apex acuminate, base rounded, crenate, hispid above, sparsely pubescent below. Head to 3 cm, ovoid; bract to 2 cm, oblong; bracteoles 1.2 cm, linear, setaceous; calyx to 1 cm, lanceolate, scarious; corolla to 3 cm, cylindrical, pale violet; stamens 4, subequal, filaments pilose; style to 2.5 cm, hairy. Capsule to 1 cm, ellipsoid; seed 4 obovate.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-November
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Kannur, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Near streams in 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:
800-1400
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Localities:
Karimala, Campshed area, on way to Brahmagiri, Tirunalli, Vellarimala, Pongalapara, Bonaccord
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