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Gymnostachyum latifolium var. decurrens
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Gymnostachyum latifolium (Dalz.) Anders. var. decurrens Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1053(738). 1924; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 337. 1988.
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Description:
Subshrubs to 80 cm tall, stem erect subquadrangular. Leaves simple, opposite, 7.5-18 x 5-15 cm. broadly ovate, acute at apex, acuminate at base and decurrent on the long petiole; lateral nerves 10-14 pairs, equally spaced. Flowers in axillary racemes or panicles; bracteoles 2 mm long, lanceolate. Calyx 6 mm long, lobes 5, linear, acute. Corolla 2.5 cm long, blue, yellow at the tip of lobes, 2-lipped, upper lip 8 mm long, 2-lobed; lower lip 3 partite to the base. Stamens 2, exserted, glabrous. Capsule 2 cm long, linear, striate; seeds ca. 24, suborbicular, hairy when wet.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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):
Blue, 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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ambayathode, Chandanathode, Taliparamba
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