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Kleinia grandiflora
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Kleinia grandiflora (Wall. ex DC.) Rani in Matthew, Fl. Tamil Nadu Carnatic 2: 801. 1983; R. Mathur in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 226.1995.
Notonia grandiflora Wall. ex DC. in Guill., Arch. Bot. (Paris) 2: 518. 1833 & in Wight, Contrib. 24. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 336. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 717(504). 1921; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 156. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 9. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 252. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 40. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 168. 1999.
Notonia corymbosa DC., Prodr. 6:442.1838.
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Description:
Subshrubs; branchlets angled above. Leaves alternate, to 14 x 8 cm, obovate to oblanceolate, base cuneate, apex obtuse, entire. Corymbs terminal. Heads homogamous, cylindric, 1.5 cm. Florets to 2.5 cm long; corolla cream or yellowish, tube to 18 mm. Achene linear or oblong, to 5.5 mm, ribbed; pappus 1.5 cm.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Scrub jungles
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Distribution:
South India, Nepal 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):
White, 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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Athiyodai, Damsite
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