Justicia oerstedii Leonard

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"Notes: Plains, Moist Localities"

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Brief:

Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb

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Distribution:

"Karnataka: Dharwar, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Palakkad Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Kancheepuram , Madurai, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli, Viluppuram"

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Distribution:

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Global Distribution

India and Tropical Africa

Indian distribution

State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Idukki

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Diagnostic:

"Herbs. Leaves 7-10 x 4-6.5 cm, broadly ovate, apex acute, base rounded or cuneate, upper sessile; petiole 3 cm. Panicles axillary and terminal, to 15 cm long, glandular pubescent; bracts and bracteoles 1.5 mm, linear; calyx lobes 4 mm, lanceolate, puberulus; corolla tube to 4 mm, pubescent, bilabiate, upper 5 mm, lower 8 mm, white with reddish blotches; filaments 4 mm; ovary 1.5 mm, style 6 mm, hairy."

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Diagnostic:

Habit: Herb

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General Habitat:

Dry deciduous forests

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Cyclicity:

Flowering and fruiting: December-February

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