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Gomphostemma keralensis
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Gomphostemma keralensis Vivek., Gopalan & Ansari, Kew Bull. 38: 189. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 218. 1988; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 318. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 246. 2002.
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Subshrubs; stem quadrangular, stellately tomentose. Leaves 26 x 10 cm, elliptic-oblanceolate, dentate, acuminate; petiole to 10.6 cm long. Flowers 10-15, sessile, axillary; bracts elliptic, acute; calyx 12 mm long, lobed to the middle; lobes ovate, subulate; corolla 8 mm long; upper lip ovate, rounded; lower lip 3-lobed, lobes oblong, rounded, midlobe smaller than the lateral lobes, filaments hairy. Nutlets oblong-ellipsoid, pubescent.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-November
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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):
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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Pooppara, Thekkady, below Poochapara, Poochapara, Kulamavu
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