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Drosera indica L.

Synonym	:	Drosera indica f. albiflora Makino
Family	:	Droseraceae
Local name	:	Malayalam-Theeppullu
Flowering and fruiting period	:	August-November
Distribution	:	Paleotropics
Distribution in kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Uses	:	Ornamental plant
Key Botanical Characters  : Herbs with weak erect pubescent .stems, usually 4.5-25 cm long. Leaves many, cauline, alternate, narrowly linear, glandular hairy; the young leaves in the upper region of the stem erect and circinate, the mature leaves in the mid-region of the stem spreading and horizontal, the oldest leaves towards the basal region of the stem usually deflexed and supporting the weak stem in the manner of stilt-roots. Flowers mauve or pinky purple, on axillary, terminal and leaf-opposed glandular racemes. Calyx segments oblong-ovate, subobtuse, entire, glandular-pubescent. Petals narrowly spathulate, obtuse. Capsule broadly oblong; seeds minute.