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Polygala sibirica
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Family:
POLYGALACEAE
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Citation: Polygala sibirica L., Sp. Pl. 702. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 205. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 58(42). 1915; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 37. 1982; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 16. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 32. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 66. 1990; R.N. Banerjee in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2:481.1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 65. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 38. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 64. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 63. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 21. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 26. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 18. 2002; R.N. Banerjee & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 302. 2005.
Polygala sibirica L. var. heyneana (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Bennett in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 205. 1872.
Polygala heyneana Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 38. 1834.
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Description:
Diffuse herbs. Leaves 11-15 x 5-7 mm, oblong, acute at both ends, glabrous. Racemes 5-10 mm long, axillary. Flowers densely packed, blue; outer sepals broadly ovate, unequal; inner sepals 3 x 1.5 mm, elliptic, acuminate, glabrous; wing petals 3 mm long, obovate, dorsal petal 4 mm long; crest fimbriate, branched. Capsule 2 x 2 mm, orbicular, glabrous, seeds 1.5 x 1 mm, hairy, caruncle-lobes equal.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia, China and Europe
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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:
Olikkudy, Vellimala, Kanthaloor forests, Vengoli, Sispara, Kunthipuzha-Poochipara, Agastyarkudam, Kunda hills
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