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Justicia
Justicia betonica L.
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Global Distribution
Southern Western Ghats
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Kottayam, Kasaragode, Palakkad, Thrissur
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Flowering period: April – June
"Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Kolhapur, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, Thane Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts"
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Global Distribution
Paleotropics
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
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Southern Western Ghats
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Global Distribution
India
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Thiruvananthapuram
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Flower
In terminal or subterminal spikes, sessile; white with purple lines outside and throat of deeper colour. Flowering throughout the year.
Fruit
A pubescent capsule; seeds spinulose. Fruiting throughout the year.
Field tips
Bracts large, nerves conspicuously green.
Leaf Arrangement
Opposite-decussate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Ovate-lanceolate, to obovate
Leaf Apex
Acuminate
Leaf Base
Acute-attenuate
Leaf Margin
Entire-crenate
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License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
Rights holder/Author | Keystone Foundation, India Biodiversity Portal |
Source | http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266692 |