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Oldenlandia biflora
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Oldenlandia biflora L., Sp. Pl. 119. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 70. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 602(425). 1921.
Hedyotis biflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 413. 1834, non Lam. 1792; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 228. 1994; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 348. 2009.
Oldenlandia paniculata L., Sp. Pl. 1667. 1754; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 69. 1880.
Thecagonum biflorum (L.) Babu, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 214. 1969(1971).
Hedyotis racemosa Lam., Encycl. 3: 80. 1789; Dutta & Deb, Taxonomic Revision Hedyotis 117. 2004.
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Description:
Branched procumbent herbs; stem 4-angled. Leaves 1.2-3.5 x 0.4-1.5 cm, elliptic or ovate, base cuneate, apex acute, puberulous. Inflorescence axillary or mostly terminal cymes. Calyz 4-angled; lobes short, triangular, acute. Corolla white, c. 5 mm across, campanulate; tube c. 2 mm long, villous at throat; lobes 4, obovate. Stamens 4; anthers oblong. Capsule 4-angled, 3-4 x 2.5-3.5 mm, hispidulous, loculicidally dehiscent in the upper part.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Weed in the plains
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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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chengannur
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