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Stenosiphonium wightii
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Stenosiphonium wightii Bremek., Mat. Monogr. Strob. 153. 1944; Jacob et al., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 19: 483. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 519. 2002.
Stenosiphonium diandrum sensu Wight, Ic. t. 1502. 1850, non Nees, 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 426. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1020(716). 1924.
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Description:
Leaves 4-7 x 2-3.5 cm, ovate, acuminate at apex, broadly attenuate to cordate at base, densely lineolate on upper side; lower leaves petiolate, upper ones sessile. Bracts 1-2 x 0.4-0.6 cm, ovate. Bracteoles 0.6-1 cm long, linear, subulate, glandular hairy. Calyx lobes similar to bracteoles. Corolla pink; tube 1-1.2 cm long, lower portion narrow, upper part campanulate. Ovules 3-4 in each cell.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern 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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-900
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Localities:
Achencoil, Athirumala
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