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Andrographis lineata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Andrographis lineata Wall. ex Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 116. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 504. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1049(735). 1924; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 374. 2005.
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Description:
Stout erect herbs. Leaves oblong-lanceate, 4-7 by 1-1.3 cm, base rounded or obtuse, margin stiff ciliolate, apex acute, hispid, thick-chartaceous; petiole absent or very short. Flowers dense in terminal panicles, glandular hirsute; calyx-lobes lanceate, pale purple, slightly ventricose. Capsule oblong-cylindric. Seeds small.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kakki hills
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