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Barleria buxifolia
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Barleria buxifolia L., Sp. Pl. 636. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 484. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1059(742). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 300. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 333. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 344. 1990.
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Description:
Very prickly erect hairy shrubs. Leaves opposite, 1-2 x 0.5-1.5 cm, orbicular to ovate, spinous - mucronate, base usually acute, subsessile. Flowers axillary, solitary, pedicels very variable, 1-2 cm long; axillary spnies sharp, 1-2 cm long. Calyx divided to almost to the base, outer calyx lobes oblong or obovate, 6-8 mm long, mucronate, reticulately veined, enlarged in fruit, scarious; inner lanceolate. Corolla 2.5-3.5 cm long, white or pale rose coloured, lobes broadly obovate, obtuse. Stamens 2. Capsules oblong, 1.5-2 cm long; seeds 4, broadly ovoid, 4 mm long, silky hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-April
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District(s):
Kollam, Palakkad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wasteplaces
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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, 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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Elangad, Walayar
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