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Barleria involucrata var. elata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Barleria involucrata Nees var. elata (Dalz.) Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 486. 1884; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 333. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 202. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 345. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 344. 1994; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 492. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 33. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 293. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 231. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 111. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 227. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 506. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 608. 2009.
Barleria elata Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew. Gard. Misc. 3: 227. 1851.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Neelakuringi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets quadrangular, tawny pubescent. Leaves 10-15 x 4-6 cm, elliptic, acuminate at both ends, thinly pubescent above, nerves 7 pairs, prominent; petiole 1-1.5 cm long. Cymes densely pubescent; bracts linear to oblanceolate. Flowers many, outer sepals 3-3.5 x 1-1.3 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acute, densely tawny pubescent, one shortly bifid at apex, inner sepals 15 x 3 mm, lanceolate, pubescent; corolla 7-8 cm long, tube 4-6 cm long, cylindrical, thinly hairy out, lobes spreading, blue; filaments villous at base.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-November
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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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):
Blue
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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:
700-1400
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Localities:
Karivepinshola, Vavalala, Uppermanalar, Meekara, Koorankuzhi, Campshed area, Chandanathode, on way to Panoth, Ayyappankovil, Vaniampuzha, Olichuchattam, Bonaccord, Chemungi, Athirumala
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