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Ophiorrhiza roxburghiana
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Ophiorrhiza roxburghiana Wight, Ic. t. 1068. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3:81.1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 608(429). 1921; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 164. 1997; Deb & Mondal, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 39:105.1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 344. 2002.
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Description:
Erect subshrubs, stem puberulous. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous except the nerves below and petioles when young, to 15 x 5 cm. Flowers in terminal hirsute cymes; peduncle about 3 cm long. Bracteoles linear, sparsely pubescent. Corolla shortly hirsute, yellowish-white.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-January
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur
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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:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
700-2000
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Localities:
Umiyar, Attayar to Athirumala, Athirumala, Pongalapara, Agasthyamala
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