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Barleria tomentosa
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Barleria tomentosa Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 314. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 485. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1059(742). 1924; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 495. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 227. 2002.
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves 4-6 x 2-3 cm, ovate, apex acuminate, base acute, tomentose below; petiole to 3 cm. Flowers subsessile in short axillary racemes; bracts spathulate; calyx lobes 4, to 1.5 x 0.7 cm, subequal, obovate; corolla 3 mm across, salviform, pink, tube to 7 cm; stamens 2. Capsule 4-seeded; seed hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Malappuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous 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):
Rose
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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:
Vengoli, Kanjirakadavu
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