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Sonerila sahyadrica
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Family:
MELASTOMATACEAE
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Citation: Sonerila sahyadrica Giri & M.P. Nayar, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26: 174. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 168. 1989; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 147. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 224. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 376. 2009.
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Description:
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Marshy areas in semi-evergreen forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
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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:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Koruthode, Lower Moozhiar, Attappady R.F.
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