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Ophiorrhiza grandiflora
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Ophiorrhiza grandiflora Wight, Ic. t. 1069. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 80. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 608(429). 1921; Deb & Mondal, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 39: 51. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 68. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 183. 1998.
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Description:
Undershrubs; stems glabrous. Leaves to 13 x 4 cm, lanceolate, acuminate, membranous; nerves to 10 pairs, prominent below; petiole 1.5 cm long, slender; stipule 5 mm long, lanceolate, glabrous. Cymes 3-6 cm broad, terminal, peduncled, sparsely villous; bracteoles 25 mm long, linear, villous. Flowers white, to 4 cm long; calyx ovoid, hispid, lobes 3-4 mm long, ovate; corolla tube 27 mm long, villous within, lobes 12 x 9 mm, ovate, acute; anthers included, 3.5 mm long. Fruits not seen.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-December
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola 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:
1000-1750
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Localities:
Vellimala
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