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Rungia repens
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Rungia repens (L.) Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 110. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 549. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1070(750). 1924; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 354. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 235. 2002.
Justicia repens L., Sp. Pl. 15. 1753.
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Description:
Decumbent shrubs. Leaves 3-5 x 1.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acute at both ends, puberulus; petiole to 0.5 mm. Spike to 6 mm, terminal; bracts 4-farious, 2 rows barren, similar to 7 x 3 mm, elliptic-lanceolate, thinly pubescent, margin scarious; bracteoles ca 4 x 0.7 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, ciliate; calyx 3.5 x 5 mm, lobes 5, subequal, lanceolate; corolla to 5 x 2 mm, pinkish with white striations; stamens 2, on the throat of the corolla tube, filaments puberulus, anthers cells unequal, appendaged; ovary globose, 1 mm, puberulus, style hairy, stigma hispid. Capsule to 5 mm, elliptic-oblong, pubescent; seeds suborbicular.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-July
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Paddy fields and marshy areas
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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, 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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Thellickal, Chemungi
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