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Hedyotis purpurascens
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Hedyotis purpurascens Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 50. 1880; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 230. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 152. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 318. 2002; Dutta & Deb, Taxonomic Revision Hedyotis 77. 2004.
Hedyotis purpurea Bedd., Ic. t. 5. 1868-1874.
Oldenlandia purpurascens (Hook. f.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 292. 1891; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 597(421). 1921.
Hedyotis purpurascens Hook.f. var. pallida (Gamble) M. Mohanan, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 6: 480. 1985; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 230. 1994.
Oldenlandia purpurascens (Hook.f.) O. Ktze. var. pallida Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 597(421). 1921.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Koonthamaniyan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect shrubs, branches with prominent leaf scars. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base acute, glabrous, to 6 x 1.5 cm; stipules pectinate. Flowers purple. Calyx lobes oblong. Corolla 5 mm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
Violet
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1000-1500
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Localities:
Alvarakurichi, Ponmudi, Athirumala, Pongalapara
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