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Rungia sisparensis
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Rungia sisparensis (Benth.) Anders., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 9: 518. 1867; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1071(750). 1924; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 350. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 361. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 21. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 517. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 301. 1998; Biju in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 155. 1999; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 624. 2009.
Adhatoda sisparensis Benth. in Hohenack, Pl. Ind. Exsicc. n. 1436. 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 546. 1885.
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Description:
Herbs; stems glabrous or hairy along one line. Leaves to 15 x 2.5 cm, elliptic, acuminate at both ends, glabrous; lateral nerves 6-8 pairs. Spikes 1.5-3 x 1.5 cm, oblong, 2-3 together, axillary or terminal, peduncled or sessile; sterile bracts 8 x 2 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, narrow margined; fertile bracts 8 x 4 mm, lanceolate, broadly winged, apiculate, ciliate along margins. Flowers few to several; sepals 5 mm long, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, ciliate; corolla 10 mm long, upper lip entire; lower lip obtusely 3-lobed; lower anthers with globose appendage.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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, Pink
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Edappalayam, Vellacaudoo, Tolpetty, Silent Valley R. F., Karuvarakundu
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