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Vernonia ramaswamii
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Vernonia ramaswamii Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 35. 1916; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 676(475). 1921; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 225. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 270. 1994; Uniyal in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 382. 1995; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 440. 2000.
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Description:
Undershrubs; stems trichotomously branched. Leaves linear-lanceolate, obscurely serrulate in the upper part, entire in the lower part, upto 6 x 0.8 cm, glabrous above, pubescent and glandular beneath; petiole ca 7 mm long, hirsute. Heads solitary or paired, terminal, ca 0.9 cm across, long peduncled. Involucral bracts ca 4-seriate; outer subulate-lanceolate, acute; inner oblong-lanceolate, subacute. Achenes 5-costate, sparsely pubescent between the ribs. Pappus hairs white, biseriate; outer shorter.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-May
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District(s):
Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Banks of stream
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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):
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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:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
900-1300
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Localities:
Agastyarkudam
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