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Plectranthus barbatus
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Plectranthus barbatus Andr., Bot. Repos. t. 594. 1809; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 249. 2002.
Coleus barbatus (Andr.) Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 15. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 625. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1124(786). 1924; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 217. 1988; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 54. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 317. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 247. 1999; Suresh in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 176. 1999.
Coleus forskohlii auct. non (Willd.) Briq. 1897: Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 374. 1990.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Makanthi, Panikoorka
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Pubescent herbs. Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, ovate, elliptic, apex obtuse, base cuneate, crenate, pubescent; petiole to 3 cm. Racemes terminal, to 20 cm long; bracts 4 mm, broadly ovate, acuminate, ciliate; calyx inside with a ring of hairs upper lip 4 mm, ovate, acuminate, lower 4 toothed, 2 mm, all ciliate; corolla tube 6 mm, lower lip broadly ovate, 6 mm, violet; staminal sheath to 4 mm; style 1.5 cm, bifid.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grasslands and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and Tropical East Africa
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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):
Blue
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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:
Manala, Nellimedu, Mangaladevi, Kalvarimala, Pezha, Poochapara, Damsite, Attapady block-Mukkali, Karasurymala
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