Gymnostachyum warrieranum
Appearance
Gymnostachyum warrieranum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Gymnostachyum |
Species: | G. warrieranum
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Binomial name | |
Gymnostachyum warrieranum K.M.P.Kumar, Balach. & V.B.Sreek.
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Gymnostachyum warrieranum is a small plant endemic to Western Ghats in India. The plant would grow up to 70 cm and flower between November and March.[1]
Gymnostachyum warrieranum has purplish flowers and found in altitudes of 1,500 feet (457 m) above sea level.[2]
The species was named after the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala managing trustee and chief physician P. K. Warrier.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "New plant discovered from Kannur". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Rare medicinal plant named in honour of Dr P.K. Warrier". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Western Ghats plant named after P.K. Warrier". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2017.