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Synonym
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: |
Boottia mairei |
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Family |
: |
Pontederiaceae |
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Local
name |
: |
Malayalam- Kakkapola |
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Flowering
and fruiting period |
: |
July-November |
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Distribution |
: |
India to China, Malesia and Japan |
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Distribution
in Kerala |
: |
All Districts |
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Habitat |
: |
Paddy fields and wet lowlands |
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Uses |
: |
Medicinal |
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Key botanical
characters: Erect, semi-aquatic herbs, 15-45 cm tall. Leaves 3-8 x
1.5-4.5 cm obvate, base cordate, apex abruptly accuminate, thinly coriaceous;
petiole 8-26 cm long, sheathing at base. Inflorescence of solitary terminal
raceme, to 9 cm long, from upper nodes of emergent stems. Flowers c. 2 cm
across, regular; pedicel 1-1.8cm long; bracts membraneous. Perianth
campanulate, deeply lobed; lobes 3+3, deep blue, 0.8-1.2 x 0.5-0.6 cm,
oblong-obovate. Stamens 6; filaments subequal. Ovary, c. 5 mm long, globose,
3-locular; ovules many per locule; style to 5 mm long; stigma 3-lobbed.
Capsule to 1 x 0.8 cm, oblong. Seeds many, c. 6 mm, oblong, ribbed,
transversely striate between ribs.  |
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