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Micromeria imbricata
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Micromeria imbricata (Forssk.) C.Chr., Dansk Bot. Ark. 4: 21. 1922.
Thymus imbricatus Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 108. 1775.
Thymus biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 112. 1825.
Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 378. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 650. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1138(796). 1924; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 220. 1988; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 55. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 550. 1997.
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Description:
Aromatic tufted wiry herbs; stems slender, pubescent; rootstock woody. Leaves opposite, sessile, up to 0.7 x 0.5 cm, ovate-suborbicular entire. Flowers in axillary, lax cymose verticels. Ccalyx 10-nerved. Ccorolla pink. Nutlets ovoid, smooth.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-May
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District(s):
Malappuram, Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
West Asia, India and South Africa
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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
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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:
Vattavada, Sispara, Kunda hills
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