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Barleria involucrata var. involucrata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Barleria involucrata Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 92. 1832 & in DC., Prodr. 11: 232. 1847, var. involucrata; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 485. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1060(742). 1924; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 221. 1982; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 110. 2000.
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Description:
Subshrubs; branches terete, appressed hairy. Leaves simple, 8-15 x 2.5-7 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base tapering; lateral nerves 7-9 pairs; petiole 1-3 cm long. Flowers in axillary cymes, often forming large terminal panicles; bracteoles 2-3.5 cm long, linear lanceolate. Outer calyx lobes, ovate lanceolate, 3 cm long; inner 2 cm long, narrowly lanceolate, acute, pubescent out side. Corolla blue with reddish-purple tube, 2 cm long; lobes obovate, obtuse. Stamens 2 fertile. Capsules elliptic, 2.5 x 0.7 cm; seeds 4, broadly ellisoid, obtuse, silky hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-April
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District(s):
Idukki, Kozhikkode, Palakkad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests and also in the plains
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Distribution:
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
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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:
Vellarimala
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