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Droguetia iners ssp. urticoides
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Family:
URTICACEAE
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Citation: Droguetia iners (Forssk.) Schweinf., Bull. Herb. Boissier. 4, Appendix 2: 146. 1896, ssp. urticoides (Wight) Friis & Wilmot-Dear, Nordic J. Bot. 7: 126. 1987.
Forskohlia urticoides Wight, Ic. t. 1982. 1853, non Droguetia urticoides (Wight) Wedd. 1854.
Droguetia diffusa Wedd., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 4, 1: 211. 1854; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 593. 1888; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1386(969). 1928; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 73. 1998.
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Description:
Monoecious, slender, diffuse herb; branchlets grooved, reddish; indumentum of curly hairs. Leaves decussate, ovate, to 4.5 x 2.5 cm, membranous, base obtuse, margin coarsely crenate, apex acuminate, hispid above and on nerves below; cystoliths punctiform; petiole to 2 cm; stipule linear-lanceolate, 3 mm. Flower(s) enveloped in axillary, scabrid, campanulate, involucres 3 mm wide. Staminate: Flowers 3 to the involucre. Perianth tubular-clavate, 3-5-fid. Stamen 1. Pistillode 0. Pistillate: Flower solitary, in the lower axils. Perianth 0. Ovary woolly, 1-celled; ovule 1, erect; stigma hispid. Achene ovoid, compressed, woolly; seed 1.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
Green, 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:
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Localities:
Chittaruvi, Kanthaloor forests
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