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Phaulopsis imbricata

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Phaulopsis imbricata
Phaulopsis imbricata
Phaulopsis imbricata
Phaulopsis imbricata
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  • Himalayan Ruellia
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Diffuse herbs, branches glandular hairy. Leaves in unequal pairs, 3-5 x 2 cm, elliptic, acuminate at both ends, nerves 4 pairs; petiole 2.5 cm long. Spikes axillary, 2 x 1 cm, 1-sided; bracts paired, 6 x 7 mm, orbicular, hairy and long ciliate along the margins; bracteoles absent. Flowers small, scarcely seen above the bracts; calyx lobes 5, unequal; corolla 8 mm long, bilabiate, tube slender, lobes obtuse, white with pink spots; stamens 4, filaments united into an adnated sheath below. Capsule 3 mm long, glabrous; seeds 4, compressed.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: November-March
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Wet places
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Semi-evergreen and deciduous forests, also in the plains
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam

                Local Distribution

                Bongaigaon

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  Indo-Malesia, China and Africa

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Maharashtra: Raigad, Satara, Sindhudurg Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: Dindigul, Salem, Theni, Tirunelveli
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
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                      📚 Occurrence
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                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2494
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2494
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2494
                        1. Ruellia imbricata Forssk., Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 113. 1775.
                        2. Phaulopsis imbricata (Forssk.) Sweet., Hort. Brit. (ed. 1) 327. 1827; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 222. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 307. 1989; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 307. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 287. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 347. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 210. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 593. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 350. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 264. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 345. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 514. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 236. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 299. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 234. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 514. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 386. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 546. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 704. 2009.
                        3. Ruellia dorsiflora Retz., Obs. Bot. 6:31.1791.
                        4. Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retz.) Sant., Kew Bull. 1948: 276. 1948; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 358. 1990.
                        5. Micranthus oppositifolius Wendl., Bot. Beobacht 39. 1798; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1022(718). 1924.
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2494
                        2. Ruellia imbricata Forssk., Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 113. 1775.
                        3. Phaulopsis imbricata (Forssk.) Sweet., Hort. Brit. (ed. 1) 327. 1827; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 222. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 307. 1989; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 307. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 287. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 347. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 210. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 593. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 350. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 264. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 345. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 514. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 236. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 299. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 234. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 514. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 386. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 546. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 704. 2009.
                        4. Ruellia dorsiflora Retz., Obs. Bot. 6:31.1791.
                        5. Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retz.) Sant., Kew Bull. 1948: 276. 1948; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 358. 1990.
                        6. Micranthus oppositifolius Wendl., Bot. Beobacht 39. 1798; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1022(718). 1924.
                        7. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassMagnoliopsida
                        OrderLamiales
                        FamilyAcanthaceae
                        GenusPhaulopsis
                        SpeciesPhaulopsis imbricata
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