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Dicliptera cuneata
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Dicliptera cuneata Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 111. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 552. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1073(752). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 301. 1984; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 294. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 233. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 228. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 377. 2005.
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Description:
Subshrubs. Leaves simple, opposite, 5-7 x 3-5 cm, elliptic, apex acuminate, base rounded or cuneate, hispid; petiole 2-3 cm long. Flowers in sessile or shortly peduncled, subcapitate cymes; bracts 18 x 12 mm, obovate, obtuse, mucronate, hispid; bracteoles 5 mm long, lanceolate, subulate. Sepals 7 mm long, lanceolate, hispid. Corolla pink, 8 mm long, tube slender. Stamens 2, filaments hairy. Seeds glochidiate-papillose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-February
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District(s):
Thrissur, Malappuram, Kannur, Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests and wet areas in 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):
Pink
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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:
Peechi, Churullipetty, Uppermanalar, Karimala, Upper Moozhiar
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