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Strobilanthes ciliatus
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes ciliatus Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 85. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 439. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1039(728). 1924; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 306. 1989; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 348. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 521. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 304. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 237. 2002; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 82. 2006; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 553. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 629. 2009.
Nilgirianthus ciliatus (Nees) Bremek., Verh. Acad. Wet. afd. Natuurk. Sect 2, 41: 172. 1944; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 306. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 285. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 345. 1988; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 257. 2000; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 385. 2005.
Strobilanthes warreensis Dalz., Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew. Gard. Misc. 2: 341. 1850; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 439. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1039(728). 1924; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 524. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 308. 1998; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 193. 2006.
Nilgirianthus warreensis (Dalz.) Bremek., Verh. Acad. Wet. afd. Natuurk. Sect. 2, 41: 173. 1944; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 286. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 209. 1988; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 117. 2000.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherukurunji, Chinnikurunji, Karimkurinji, Kurunji, Vellakurunji
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, branches terete, glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, 10-15 x 3-5 cm, acuminate at both ends, glabrous, nerves 5 pairs, raised above, scabrid; petiole 2 cm long. Spikes 1.5 cm long, axillary, solitary, peduncled; bracts 6 x 4 mm, obovate; bracteoles 5 x 1 mm, linear-oblong; flowers 5-15. Calyx 5 mm long, lobes oblong, connate below the middle. Corolla 15 mm long, white with violet or blue patches on lower lobes. Staminal sheath hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-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):
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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
100-1000
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Localities:
Peechi, Chimmini, Mlappara, Karimala, Mannarappara, Panathur, Payyavur, Kannoth, Pooyamkutty, Kanjirakadavu, Vaniampuzha
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