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Ophiorrhiza pectinata
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Ophiorrhiza pectinata Arn., Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol. Nat. Cur. 18: 338. 1836; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 81. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 608(429). 1921; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 216. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 229. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 199. 1989; Deb & Mondal, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 39: 93. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 163. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 68. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 183. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 157. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 343. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 261. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 438. 2009.
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Description:
Erect herbs, to 40 cm high, glabrous. Leaves to 17 x 5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate at both ends; nerves ca. 8 pairs; petiole to 5 cm long; stipule ovate, acute. Cymes 2-5 cm broad; peduncle to 6 cm long. Flowers densely packed; bracteoles 8 x 4 mm, curved-oblong, acute; calyx lobes ovate, glabrous; corolla tube 8 mm long with a ring of erect hairs at throat, lobes ovate, acute; anthers nearly sessile. Capsule 5 x 1 2 mm, 2-winged, glabrous; seeds squarish, brown.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-September
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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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):
Purple
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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:
900-1500
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Localities:
Rosemala, Mlappara, Ambari, Thannikkudy, Karimala, Allmost all places, Chandanathode, Agasthymala peak
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