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Barleria cristata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Barleria cristata L., Sp. Pl. 636. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 488. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1060(743). 1924; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 220. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 573(a); Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 345. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 268. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 231. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 377. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 535. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 608. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chulli, Kankambaram
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Philippine violet, Crested philippine violet
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Description:
Pubescent shrubs. Leaves to 6.5 x 2.5 cm, elliptic, apex acute, base decurrent on the petiole pubescent, petiole 1 cm. Cymes axillary, dense; flowers pink; bracts 1.2 cm, linear, ciliate; calyx lobes dissimilar, outer two larger, elliptic, many nerved from base, scarious, spine tipped along the margins, inner two 7 x 2 mm, oblong, ciliate; corolla 4 cm across, pink, filaments 2 cm long. Capsule 14 mm, oblong.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Often grown as garden plants
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and South China
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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, Violet, Pink, Blue
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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:
Ichampetty, Adoor, Walayar, Olathala, Ariankavu
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