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Strobilanthes rubicundus
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes rubicundus (Nees) Anders, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 9: 483. 1867; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 475. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1044(732). 1924; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 307. 1998; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 169. 2006; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 632. 2009.
Strobilanthes paniculatus sensu Bedd., Ic. t. 199. 1868-1874, non Anders., 1867.
Leptacanthus rubicundus Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 90. 1832; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 207. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 354. 1990; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 510. 2002.
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Description:
Shrubs; branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves 8-10 x 2-4 cm, elliptic, caudate at apex, attenuate at base, glabrous. Panicles terminal, densely hairy; basal bracts paired, 5-7 mm long, lanceolate, deflexed. Flowers many, distant. Calyx 7 mm long, lobes linear, glandular-hairy. Corolla 2 cm long, glabrous, pale pink, lobes with purple streaks. Capsule 17 mm long, linear, glabrous; seeds 2.5 x 2 mm, brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad, Kollam, Kannur
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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):
Pink
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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:
1000-1200
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Localities:
Sabarimala, Nelluyampathy forests, Punnamala, Karappa, Athirumala
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