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Strobilanthes ciliata Nees
Synonym
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Goldfussia zenkeriana Wight
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Family
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Acanthaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam - Karimkurinji, Kurunji
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Flowering and fruiting period
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December-May
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Distribution
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Southern Western Ghats
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Distribution in Kerala
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Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta,
Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Habitat
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Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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IUCN Status
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Vulnerable
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Endemic/Exotic
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Southern Western Ghats
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Uses
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The plant is anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticancer, antimicrobial,
anti-diabetic and hepatoprotective .
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Key Botanical Characters:
Shrubs, branches terete, glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, acuminate
at both ends, glabrous, nerves 5 pairs, raised above, scabrid; Spikes 1.5 cm long, axillary, solitary,
peduncled; bracts obovate; bracteoles linear-oblong; flowers 5-15. Calyx lobes
oblong, connate below the middle. Corolla white with violet or blue patches
on lower lobes. Staminal sheath hairy.
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