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Dyschoriste nagchana
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Family:
ACANTHACEAE
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Citation: Dyschoriste nagchana (Nees) Bennet, Indian For. 109: 220. 1983; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 265. 1995.
Dipteracanthus nagchana Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 82. 1832.
Dyschoriste depressa Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 81. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 410. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1023(718). 1924.
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Description:
Perrennial trailing plants with many divaricate, sub quadrangular branches, often prostrate and rooting at nodes. Leaves opposite, 2-3 x 1-2.5 cm, broadly elliptic or obovate, obtuse, base narrowed, glabrous or pubescent; petiole 0.5-1 cm long. Flowers solitary or in cluster up to 4, axillary, susessile; bracts 0; bracteoles 2 mm long, narrowly linear. Calyx 5 mm long, divided about 2/3 towards base, lobes subulate. Corolla violet-pink as long as the calyx, lobes oblong, rounded, spreading. Stamens didynamous, one short and one long filaments united at base; anther cells spurred at base. Capsules 7 mm long; seeds 5, broadly elliptic, densely hairy with white hairs when wet.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-April
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District(s):
Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Scrub jungles
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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):
Violet, Pink
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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:
Thenmalai
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