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Elatostema acuminatum
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Family:
URTICACEAE
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Citation: Elatostema acuminatum (Poir.) Brongn. in Duper., Voy. Bot. 211. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 566. 1888; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1377(963). 1928; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 261. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 437. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 452. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 26,33. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 418. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 73. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 650. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 302. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 640. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 759. 2009.
Procris acuminata Poir. in Lam., Encycl. 5: 629. 1804.
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Description:
Glabrous herbs with elongated stem. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, apex caudate-acuminate, base rounded, slightly oblique, coarsely crenate-toothed, lateral nerves 7-9 pairs, slender, archingly joining along margin. Receptacle sessile, solitary; bracts obovate-obtuse; bracteoles linear.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Malappuram, Kannur, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Along sides of watercourses in evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
Green, White
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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:
700-750
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Localities:
Sholayar, Pooppara, Silent Valley R. F., Nilikkal, Damsite, Chandanathode, Thalichola, Karuvarakundu, Attayar
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