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Ophiorrhiza nairii
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Ophiorrhiza nairii Ramamurthy & Rajan, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 82: 174. 1985.
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Description:
Undershrubs; stem erect, branched, terete, densely hairy; internodes 4-12 cm long. Leaves opposite decussate, unequally paired; 10-15 x 4-7 cm, ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, attenuate at base, leathery, coriaceous, sparsely villous above, minutely villous beneath, more or dense on veins; nerves 10-15 pairs; petioles 1-3 cm long, villous; stipules interpetiolar, 5-12 mm long, linear, broadly at base, bilobed. Inflorescence terminal, corymb-like, flowers in each peduncle with distinct helicoid arrangement; peduncles villous; pedicels 2 mm long, hairy; bracteoles many, linear, subulate, hairy. Calyx tube terete, lobes lanceolate. Corolla 1.5-2 cm long funnel shaped above, ribbed, villous within, more dense near the stamens base, less villous without, veins distinct, corolla tube lobbed. Stamens 5, inserted on the corolla tube; anthers oblong, base densely villous, dorsifixed, introrse, dehising longitudinally. Ovary 2-loculed, style filiform, hairy; stigma dilated into 2 lobes, distinctly lanceolate. Fruits obovoid pilose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-March
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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):
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Adimalai
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