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Stenosiphonium setosum
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Stenosiphonium setosum T. Anders., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 9: 464. 1867.
Stenosiphonium parviflorum T. Anders., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 9: 464. 1867; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 428. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1020(716). 1924; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 518. 2002.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves 4-15 x 1-3 cm, ovate-lanceolate, long acuminate at apex, attenuate at base, dentate on margins. Inflorescence axillary and terminal interrupted spikes. Bracts filiform 0.2-0.5 cm long, glandular pubescent. Calyx 5 -lobed; lobes filiform. Corolla purple; tube 0.6-0.8 cm long; lobes 5, sub equal. Stamens 2. Ovary 2-celled; ovules many.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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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):
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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1000-1400
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Localities:
Bonaccord
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