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Elatostema lineolatum var. lineolatum
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Family:
URTICACEAE
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Citation: Elatostema lineolatum Wight, Ic. t. 1984. 1853, var. lineolatum; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 565. 1888; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1376(963). 1928; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 382. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 262. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 438. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 375. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 761. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 452. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 436. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 357. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 26,39. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 419. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 297. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 650. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 384. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 291. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 302. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 641. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 470. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 759. 2009.
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Description:
Glabrous herbs with elongated stem. Leaves simple, alternate, 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, Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India, Myanmar 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):
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:
700-1200
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Kallar, Charuppara, Olikkudy, Sunderamala, Kottamala, Pooppara, Walayar, Aruvanpara, Sispara, Kadamanthara, Teerthundamala, Kunda hills, Thenmalai, Ariankavu, Teppakulam, Hereford, Bonaccord, Athirumala
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