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Gymnostachyum polyanthum
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Gymnostachyum polyanthum Wight, Ic. t. 1494. 1849; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 508. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1053(738). 1924; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 379. 2005.
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Description:
Scapigerous herbs; stem very short, puberulous. Leaves elliptic-ovate, 4-12 by 2-5.5 cm, base sublyrate, decurrent, margin subentire, apex subacute, non lineolate, chartaceous; petiole c.3 cm long, scape to 25 cm long, sharply 4-angled (4-winged). Cymes condensed, forming false raceme; corolla pale purple. Capsule oblong, cylindric, c. 2 cm long. Seeds c. 14, punctate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-July
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District(s):
Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India 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):
Purple
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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:
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Localities:
Tiruvalla
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