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Pedicularis zeylanica
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Family:
SCROPHULARIACEAE
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Citation: Pedicularis zeylanica Benth., Scroph. Ind. 54.1835; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 317. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 972(683). 1924; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 38. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 71. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 281. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 363. 2005.
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Description:
Weak stemmed semiparasitic herbs; stems suberect, hispid. Leaves alternate, sessile, to 5 x 2 cm, oblong, pinnately lobed, lobes crenate, hispid. Flowers in terminal racemes, densely arranged, sessile; calyx campanulate, 5-toothed; corolla pink, 2-2.5 cm long, bilipped, upper lip hooded; lower lip equally 3-lobbed, purple, tube broadening above; stamens 4, perfect, anthers narrowing to one end, connate in pairs; style slender, stigma terminal. Capsule 8 x 6 mm, split at one side, glabrous; seeds reticulate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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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):
Rose, Pink
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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:
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Localities:
Kalvarimala, Mangaladevi, Munnar, Devicolam-Munnar road, Uppupara
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