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Andrographis ceylanica
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Andrographis ceylanica Nees in Hook., Comp. Bot. Mag. 2: 313. 1836 & in DC., Prodr. 11: 518. 1847; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 214. 1982.
Andrographis macrobotrys Nees var. parviflora Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 503. 1884.
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Description:
Scarcely branched herbs. Leaves opposite, to 6 x 2 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, base subcordate or truncate, subsessile. Racemes axillary, elongate, 15-20 cm or more, glandular-hairy; flowers pink with purple blotches. Calyx lobes 5, narrowy lanceolate, glandular pubescent. Corolla small, conspicuously 2-lipped. Staminal filaments hirsute; anthers bearded. Capsules linear, glabrous; retinacula acute.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-November
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District(s):
Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Malappuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist decidusous and semi-ervergreen forests
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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, Purple
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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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