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Pogostemon travancoricus
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pogostemon travancoricus is a species of flowering plant growing in southern Western Ghats.[1][2]
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Description
It is a shrub growing up to 2 ft in height. Stem is woody below. Branches are quadrangular and hairy. Leaves are ovate with acute apex and rounded base, crenate- serrate and minutely pubescent above and scabrous below. Flowers are funnel shaped, tube protruding from the sepal tube. Petals are velvet-hairy. Stamens are 1.2 cm long, hairless and prominently protrude out. Calyx is 7 mm long and 12 ribbed. Yellow corolla is 10 mm long with obtuse lobes.[2][3]
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Range
Southern Western Ghats.[2]
Habitat
Open areas in evergreen forests.[2]
References
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