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Strobilanthes anceps
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes anceps Nees in DC., Prodr. 11: 189. 1847; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 442. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1038(728). 1924; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 348. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 303. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 236. 2002; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 348. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 303. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 236. 2002; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 57. 2006; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 628. 2009.
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Description:
Shrubs, branches obscurely 4-angled, hairy along the angles. Leaves 10-14 x 3-5 cm, elliptic, apex caudate-acuminate, nerves 6-7 pairs, glandular-pubescent; petiole 3-4 cm long. Spikes globose, 2-2.5 cm across, peduncled; involucral bracts 6 x 6 mm, orbicular, ciliate; floral bracts 10 x 8 mm, orbicular, glandular-ciliate along margins; bracteoles 7 x 2 mm, oblanceolate. Flowers several, densely packed; sepals 5, 4 mm long, lanceolate; corolla white or blue, 18-20 mm long, hairy outside, tube narrow below, ventricose above; staminal sheath glabrous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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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):
White
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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:
1300-2300
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Localities:
Peechi, Mlappara, Parambikulam, Karuvarakundu
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