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Staurogyne zeylanica
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Staurogyne zeylanica (Nees) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 497. 1891; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1011(710). 1924; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 223. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 290. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 351. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 312. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 597. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 361. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 355. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 263. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 347. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 519. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 238. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 302. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 517. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 388. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 552. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 626. 2009.
Ebermaiera zeylanica Nees in DC., Prodr. 11: 74. 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 397. 1884.
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Description:
Erect herbs with trailing branches; stems terete, puberulus. Leaves to 8 x 3 cm, oblanceolate, acuminate, attenuate at base, puberulus below, hirtus above; petiole 2-3 cm long. Spikes axillary and terminal, up to 7 x 1 cm, cylindrical; bracts 13 x 3 mm, oblanceolate, hirtus; bracteoles smaller, linear. Flowers few; sepals 5, unequal, linear, hirtus; corolla 5 mm long, tube short, upper part broad, 2-lipped; stamens 4, unequal, free; anthers divaricate, hairy; staminode one; ovary oblong, glabrous; style linear, glabrous, stigma 2-lobbed. Capsule 4 mm long, oblong; seeds 8-10 pairs, brown, rugose; retinacula absent.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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):
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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Pambavalley, Sabarimala, Mannarappara, Arampa, Chandanathode, Parappa, Mukkali forests, Ponmudi, Vaniampuzha, Machiri, Vandalodu, Sharangakavu, Attayar
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