{"id":1272076,"date":"2018-12-11T08:29:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T08:29:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T11:14:25","slug":"platostoma-hispidum","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/platostoma-hispidum\/","title":{"rendered":"Platostoma hispidum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Platostoma<\/i> hispidum<\/i> (L.) A.J.Paton, Kew Bull. 52: 273 1997<\/em>. (syn: Acrocephalus<\/i> blumei<\/i> Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Acrocephalus<\/i> capitatus<\/i> (Roth) Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Acrocephalus<\/i> capitellatus<\/i> (L.f.) Druce<\/span><\/a>; Acrocephalus<\/i> hispidus<\/i> (L.) Nicolson & Sivad.<\/span><\/a>; Acrocephalus<\/i> indicus<\/i> (Burm.f.) Kunze<\/span><\/a>; Acrocephalus<\/i> indicus<\/i> var. spicatus<\/i> (C.B.Rob.) Keng<\/span><\/a>; Acrocephalus<\/i> scariosus<\/i> Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Acrocephalus<\/i> spicatus<\/i> C.B.Rob.<\/span><\/a>; Gomphrena<\/i> hispida<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>; Lumnitzera<\/i> capitata<\/i> (Roth) Spreng.<\/span><\/a>; Mentha<\/i> cephalotes<\/i> B.Heyne ex Steud.<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]; Ocimum<\/i> acrocephalum<\/i> Blume<\/span><\/a>; Ocimum<\/i> capitatum<\/i> Roth<\/span><\/a>; Ocimum<\/i> capitellatum<\/i> L.f.<\/span><\/a>; Prunella<\/i> indica<\/i> Burm.f.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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Trop. & Subtrop. Asia<\/span> as per WCSP<\/span><\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Assam; Bangladesh<\/span>; Borneo; Cambodia; China South-Central; East Himalaya; India; <\/span>Jawa; Laccadive Is.; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Maluku; Myanmar; Nepal<\/span>; New Guinea; Philippines; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Thailand; Vietnam; West Himalaya<\/span><\/span> as per Catalogue of Life<\/a>;<\/span><\/div>\n
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Common name:<\/strong> Hairy Gomphrena \u2022 Malayalam<\/strong>: Meenangani<\/div>\n
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Erect annual herbs<\/span>; stem 4-angled and ridged, villous along ridges. Leaves opposite, 1-2.5 x 0.5-1 cm, ovate-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, base narrowly attenuate, margins coarsely serrate, apex acute, thinly pubescent on nerves beneath; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers grouped in terminal globose, ovoid or short cylindric heads, 0.5-1.5 cm long, subtended by a pair of floral leaves and many bracts. Calyx c. 2 mm long, tubular, 2-lipped, upper lip entire, lower usually 4-toothed. Corolla white turning brownish, c. 4 mm long, 2-lipped, upper lip subequally 4-lobed. Stamen 4, didynamous; anthers 1-celled. Ovary 4-partite; style slender; stigma shortly 2-fid. Nutlets 4, minute, smooth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Flowering and fruiting: September-December<\/span><\/div>\n
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(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal<\/span><\/a>)
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Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton for validation<\/a> : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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These images were all taken at the same location in Tungareshwar WLS.<\/span> <\/span>The first image was taken in December, and all the others at the end of monsoon in 2018 and 2017.<\/span><\/div>\n
I have identified it as Platostoma<\/i> hispidum<\/i><\/strong> <\/span>(L.) A.J.Paton, syn. Acrocephalus hispidus<\/i> (L.)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Yes, it’s …, you’re right,<\/p>\n

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Thank you …, I have only seen this plant in a single location where it is very abundant.<\/p>\n

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I too have experience with Andhra Pradesh only …, We have occasionally in undisturbed forests at margins of streams,<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s ok …, We too have occasionally\u00a0at margins of streams in the undisturbed forests <\/span>of Andhra Pradesh,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks, …, for the wonderful presentation.<\/div>\n
Yes matches as per GBIF<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Flowers of India<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Wikispecies<\/span><\/a> (illustration) <\/span>Plant illustrations<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Flickr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Wikimedia Commons<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Please identify<\/span><\/a> : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)<\/span> – 3 MB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Location: Maharajganj
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indistinct features of the inflorescence preclude any what you can and already have done, i imagine..\u00a0better sharp and side-view pictures could help clinch the dx<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks, … Can you show the clear picture of the inflorescence ?<\/div>\n
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I have identified it as Platostoma hispidum<\/strong><\/em> (L.) A.J.Paton syn.\u00a0Acroecphalus hispidus<\/em> (L.) Nicholson et Sivadesen (Acrocephalus indicus<\/em>
\nBurm. f.\uff09Kuntze) and it is new addition for eflora group.<\/p>\n

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ID-15102014 PR 2<\/a> : 4 posts by 2 authors.\u00a0Attachments\u00a0(3).
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Seems to be <\/span>Acanthaceae<\/i> member. But photo is not clear<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Any possibility of Carpesiunm<\/em>\u00a0sp. ??<\/p>\n

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Platostoma hispidum<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nLamiaceae Herb for identification-Haryana Siwaliks:: NS October 2021::02<\/a>: 7 images.<\/p>\n
This small herb was recorded from an undisturbed area<\/span> of Haryana<\/span> Siwaliks last week (10.10.21) (alt. ca.<\/i>\u00a0800 m).<\/span> I believe this to be a member of Lamiaceae..<\/em><\/div>\n
Further inputs\u00a0requested,\u00a0Platostoma\/ Elsholtzia<\/i>??<\/p>\n
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Platostoma hispidum<\/em>\u00a0(L.) A.J.Paton !<\/p>\n

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References: <\/span>Catalogue of Life<\/a>\u00a0 The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a> \u00a0WCSP<\/a> \u00a0IPNI<\/a>\u00a0GBIF<\/a>\u00a0 Flowers of India<\/a>\u00a0 India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Wikispecies<\/a> (illustration) Plant illustrations<\/a>\u00a0 Flickr<\/a>\u00a0 Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton, Kew Bull. 52: 273 1997. (syn: Acrocephalus blumei Benth.; Acrocephalus capitatus (Roth) Benth.; Acrocephalus capitellatus (L.f.) Druce; Acrocephalus hispidus (L.) Nicolson & Sivad.; Acrocephalus indicus (Burm.f.) Kunze; Acrocephalus indicus var. spicatus (C.B.Rob.) Keng; Acrocephalus scariosus Benth.; Acrocephalus spicatus C.B.Rob.; Gomphrena hispida L.; Lumnitzera capitata (Roth) Spreng.;…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5366],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1272076","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-platostoma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1272076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1272076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1272076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1272076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1272076"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1272076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}