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Oldenlandia auricularia
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Oldenlandia auricularia (L.) K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 25. 1891; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 597(421). 1921; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 239. 1990; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 434. 2009.
Hedyotis auricularia L., Sp. Pl. 101. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 58. 1880; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 140. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 191. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 131. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 216. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 327. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 228. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 12. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 220. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 149. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 324. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 173. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 149. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 314. 2002; Dutta & Deb, Taxonomic Revision Hedyotis 99. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 251. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 348. 2009.
Exallage auricularia (L.) Bremek., Verh. Acad. Wet. afd. Natuurk. Sect. 2, 48: 142. 1952; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 170. 1995.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Erachiketti
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Diffuse to trailing hers; stem 4-angled, bluish, villous when young. Leaves 2-7 x 1-2.5 cm, elliptic-ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, base rounded or cuneate, apex shortly acuminate, lateral nerves 4 or 5 pairs, glabrous; stipules broadly ovate, pectinate on margins. Flowers fascicled at axils; pedicels c. 1 mm long. Calyx tube c. 1 mm long, 4-lobed. Corolla white, campanulate; tube c. 1 mm long; lobes 4, reflexed, hairy at throat. Stamens 4, included. Capsule c. 2 mm across, globose, pubescent, indehiscent. Seeds many, black, 3-angled.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded forests and in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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:
-1400
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Localities:
Peechi, Koruthode, Parambikulam, Arippa, Pathenthode, Campshed area, Allmost all places, Chandanathode, Tolpetty, Alakode, Manjeswar, Panathur, Bhavani river bank, Karimpuzha, Kulathupuzha, Thenmalai, Hereford, Vandalodu, Mundankavu, Athirumala, Pongalap
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