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Crossandra infundibuliformis
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Crossandra infundibuliformis (L.) Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 98. 1832; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 222. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 310. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 276. 1985; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 495. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 233. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 228. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 555. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 635. 2009.
Justicia infundibuliformis L., Sp. Pl. 21. 1753.
Crossandra undulaefolia Salisb., Parad. Lond. t. 12. 1805; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 492. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1055(739). 1924.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Manjakkurinji, Kanakambaram
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Tropic Flame
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Description:
Subshrubs. Leaves 6-9 x 2-4 cm, elliptic, acute at both ends, usually crowded towards the apex; petiole to 4 cm long. Spike terminal or rarely axillary, dense, to 7 cm long; peduncle 5-10 cm long; bracts in 4 rows, 15 x 5 mm, lanceolate; bracteoles 15 x 3 mm, linear, acuminate, pubescent. Flowers many, densely packed; calyx lobes 5, unequal, to 9 mm long, glandular-hairy, outer one sometimes 2-fid at apex; corolla creamy orange, tube 2.5 cm long, narrow, lobes 5, subequal, 1 cm long, oblong, spreading; stamens 4, inserted at the middle of corolla tube, included, filaments unequal, anthers bearded; ovary oblong, 4-ovuled, style narrow, stigma fimbriate. Capsule 10 x 5 mm, oblong; seeds 4, orbicular.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests, commonly grown as garden plant
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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):
Orange, Yellow
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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:
Chinnar, Thunakkadavu, Kasaragod, Manimooli, Karulai
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