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Lantana indica
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Family:
VERBENACEAE
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Citation: Lantana indica Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 89. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 562. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1087(761). 1924; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 215. 1988; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 75. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 311. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 241. 1999; Rajendran & Daniel, Indian Verbenaceae 185. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 641. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Arippu, Kuzhaloothipalam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Subshrubs, densely covered with bulbous based hairs. Leaves to 8 x 5 cm, ovate, acute at apex, rounded at base, crenate, densely bulbous based hairy; nerves 6 pairs; petiole to 1 cm long. Spikes 1.5-2 cm long, axillary, solitary on long peduncles; lowers bracts 13 x 9 mm, ovate, acute, cordate at base; floral bracts smaller, 10 x 5 mm, lanceolate. Flowers densely packed; calyx 1 mm long, truncate, ciliate; corolla tube 7 mm long, hispid, lobes rounded. Berry 6 x 6 mm, reddish brown, smooth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-January
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Ethiopia to South Africa, Arabian Peninsula to Indo-China
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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):
Pink, Rose
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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:
Chinnar, Mangaladevi, Anawayi border
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