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Strobilanthes jeyporensis
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Strobilanthes jeyporensis Bedd., Ic. t. 214. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 436. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1036(726). 1924; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 308. 1989; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 305. 1998; Venu in Daniel & Sanjappa (eds.), Fl. India ser. 4, Strobilanthes 126. 2006.
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Description:
Large shrubs, branches terete, glabrous. Leaves to 10 x 6 cm, broadly elliptic, acuminate to base and apex, lateral nerves 11-12 pairs. Spikes 7 x 0.7 cm, in axillary panicles; bracts 7 x 3 mm, glandular-hairy; bracteoles minute. Flowers scattered; calyx 8 mm long, lobes, subulate, glabrous; corolla 1.5-2 cm long, glabrous, pale blue; staminal filaments ciliate; style hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-January
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Margins of shola forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
500-1500
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Localities:
Uppermanalar
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