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Rhinacanthus nasutus
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 39: 79. 1870; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 215. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 288. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 309. 1989; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 308. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 348. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 594. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 359. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 351. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 275. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 15. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 346. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 515. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 237. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 301. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 237. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 234. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 387. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 546. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 622. 2009.
Justicia nasuta L., Sp. Pl. 16. 1753.
Rhinacanthus communis Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 109. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 541. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1083(758). 1924.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Nagamulla, Orukaalmudanthi, Pushpakedal, Purukolli, Puzhukkolli, Vellakkurunji
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Snake jasmine, Dainty Spurs
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Description:
Erect shrubs, stem terete, tomentose. Leaves simple, opposite, 8-12 x 4-8 cm, elliptic, acute at both ends, crenulate, minutely pubescent; nerves 7-10 pairs. Flowers in terminal, panicled cymes; bracts and bracteoles similar, 2 mm long, hispid. Calyx lobes 5, 5 mm long, linear-lanceolate, hispid. Corolla white, tube 25 mm long, slender, hispid; upper lip entire, oblong, acuminate; lower lip broad, 3-lobed, obtuse. Stamens 2, inserted near the throat of the tube, equal; one anther lobe lower than other, glabrous. Ovary cell 2-ovuled, style slender. Capsule 2 cm long, clavate, with a lower solid slender stalk, glabrous; seeds 1 or 2 in each cell, rugose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-February
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Wet areas in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka, Java and Madagascar
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Elanad, Rosemala, Alampetty, Kalvarithode, Rockpoint, Mannarappara, Pathenthode, Ambayathode, Taliparamba, Agali, Kaikatty forests-Pothundy, Chengalayi, Venmony, Kanjirakadavu, Ariankavu, Teppakulam
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