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Neanotis decipiens
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Neanotis decipiens (Hook. f.) Lewis, Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 53: 37. 1966; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 230. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 181. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 155. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 337. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 259. 2005.
Anotis decipiens Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 72. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 604(426). 1921.
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Description:
Procumbent herbs, rooting at lower nodes; stems glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, ovate, acuminate, sparsely villous; nerves 7-9 pairs; petiole 3 cm long, hairy. Cymes 3-5 cm across, terminal; branches glabrous, slender. Flowers 5-6 mm long, blue or pink, subsessile. Calyx lobes ovate, ciliate. Corolla tube slender, shortly villous inside, lobes ovate, villous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-November
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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, Pink, Blue
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-1400
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Localities:
Sholayar, Pachakkanam, Vallakkadavu, Karimala, Pampa, Athirumala, Bonaccord, Attayar
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