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Andrographis macrobotrys
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Andrographis macrobotrys Nees in DC., Prodr. 11: 516. 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 503. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1048(735). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 299. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 331. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 342. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 335. 1996; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 9. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 231. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 292. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 109. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 225. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 375. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 605. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Uppali
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect or scandent subshrubs, stem stout, glabrous. Leaves 9-13 x 3-4 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, coriaceous, glabrous, nerves to 10 pairs; petiole 6 mm long. Racemes to 19 cm long, upper axillary; calyx lobes 3 mm long, glandular hairy; corolla 20 mm long, tube ventricose; upper lip entire, midlobe of the lower lip broader than laterals, hairy; filaments bulged at base. Capsule 25 mm long, linear oblong, glandular hairy, retinacula acute; seeds 8, glabrous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South 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):
Blue, White
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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:
Peechi, Kodanad, Kattalappara, Pachakkanam, Vengoli, Plapally, Ranni, Kannoth, Chekkary, Ayyappankovil-Nelliyampathi Ghat, Pooyamkutty, Damodaran Kolle
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