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Ophiorrhiza eriantha
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Ophiorrhiza eriantha Wight, Ic. t. 1067. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 81. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 608(429). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 240. 1994; Deb & Mondal, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 39: 42. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 163. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 154. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 341. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 261. 2005.
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Description:
Erect subshrubs; branchlets tomentose. Leaves to 12 x 5 cm, elliptic, apex acute to acuminate, base cuneate, glaucous beneath; petiole to 3 cm, sparsely pubescent, stipules 0.8 cm, ovate, acuminate. Cymes axillary and terminal; flowers white; calyx 2 mm, truncate, lobes 3 mm, subulate; corolla tube 2 cm, funnel shaped, villous outside; disc of 2 large lobes, 1 x 1.5 mm broad; ovary 2 mm, style 1.5 cm, stigmas 2, linear. Capsule ciliate, with persistent disc lobes.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-October
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District(s):
Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern 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
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
750-1500
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Localities:
Rosemala, Karivepinshola, Olikkudy, Kakki hills, Bonaccord, Athirumala
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