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Neanotis tubulosa
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Neanotis tubulosa (G. Don) Mabb. in Manilal, Bot. Hist. Hort. Malab. 92. 1980; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 200. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 138. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 227. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 33. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 230. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 181. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 156. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 431. 2009.
Oldenlandia tubulosa G. Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 531. 1834p.p.
Anotis quadrilocularis (Thw.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 74. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 605(427). 1921.
Hedyotis quadrilocularis Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 144. 1859.
Neanotis quadrilocularis (Thw.) Lewis, Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 53. 40. 1966; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 342. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 25.1996.
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Description:
Procumbent annual herbs; stems glabrous. Leaves ovate, acute at both ends, minutely villous; nerves 3-4 pairs; petiole 5 mm long; stipule orbicular, ciliate, membraneous. Flowers 2-5 together; calyx lobes ovate, acute, glabrous, corolla tube 3 mm long, lobes 2 x 1 mm, ovate. Capsule 3 x 2 mm, glabrous, 3-celled; seeds 2-5 in each cell, pitted, concave on faces.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-November
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India 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
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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:
Karimala Hills, Mangaladevi, Kottamala, Vallakkadavu, Karimala, Damsite, Nilikkal, Tirunalli, Taliparamba
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