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Lasianthus cinereus
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Lasianthus cinereus Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920. 249. 1920 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 648(457). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 236. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 157. 1997; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 290. 2000; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 77. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 329. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 426. 2009.
Litosanthes cinerea (Gamble) Deb & Gangop., Candollea 44: 215. 1989.
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Description:
Erect shrubs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, base obtuse, glabrous above and puberulous below, to 12 x 3 cm. Flowers white. Calyx puberulous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-December
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District(s):
Kozhikkode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern 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):
White
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
700-1600
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Localities:
Alvarakurichi, Kallar, Suryakanthi, Boneccord, Vellarimala, Athirumala, Chemungi, Bonaccord, Agasthymala peak
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