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Andrographis alata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Andrographis alata (Vahl) Nees in DC., Prodr. 11: 516. 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 502. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1049(735). 1925; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 341. 1990.
Justicia alata Vahl, Enum. Pl. 1: 139. 1804.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vallikiriyathu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Slender subshrubs to 1 m. Leaves opposite, 7 x 3 cm, elliptic-obovate, gradually acute, puberulous above; petiole to 0.5 cm. Panicles axillary and terminal, to 10 cm; flowers ca. 1 cm apart, subsessile; pedicel 0.3 cm; bracts lanceolate, 0.3 cm, acute; bracteoles 2. Calyx-lobes 5, to 4 mm, glandular-hairy, acute. Corolla white with purple lines, eglandular without, 10 x 0.2 cm across; tube 6 mm, puberulous within the throat below; upper lip 7 mm; lower lip 8 mm, free. Stamens 2, to 1 cm; anthers 2.5 mm, glabrous. Ovary oblong, 1.5 mm, pubescent; style 1 cm, hairy. Capsule oblong, 1.5 x 0.3 cm, acute, glandular-hairy; seeds ovoid, 1.5 mm across.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November
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District(s):
Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shady areas in grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular 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, 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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kaikatty forests-Pothundy
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