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Plectranthus beddomei
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Plectranthus beddomei Raizada, Indian For. 84: 503. 1958.
Coleus urticifolius Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 78. 1848.
Plectranthus urticifolius (Benth.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 622. 1885, nom. illeg.; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1122(785). 1924; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 536. 2002.
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Description:
Erect shrubs. Leaves opposite, 5-9 x 4-8 cm, broadly ovate, acuminate at apex, round to cordate at base, glabrous on both sides, white warted on petioles and main nerves; venation prominent below; margins dentate. Inflorescence terminal panicles. Flowers 1-1.2 cm across on opening. Calyx 0.1-0.15 cm long. Corolla purple; tube 0.5-0.6 cm long, broadly dilated at throat, slender at base, 2-lipped; upper lip ca 0.4 cm long, 4-lobed; lower 0.5-0.6 cm long, boat-shaped, entire.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-November
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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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):
Violet
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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:
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Altitude:
1300-1500
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Localities:
Pongalapara
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