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Botanical Name: Rotheca serrata
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Family: Lamiaceae
Common Name: भारंगी
Etymology - Genus: *
Etymology - Species: Toothed, like a saw. (referring to its leaves)
Ecosystem: Annual
Origin: Native
Location: Pune
Description: Native annual large size Herb with angled stem.Three sessile leaves are arranged at each node.Ovate leaf with serrate (like a saw tooth) margin.Flowers are born at the end of the branches in a typical verticillaster inflorescence. Flowers are arranged in circles all along the stem. Each group is a cymose type of inflorescence. Each set has a foliaceous bract, similar colour to that of flowers.Very attractive blue, white colour flowers blossom during rainy season.Tubular corolla with 5 petals extend outwards, central petal is blue. Stamen & style protrude out.Irregular shape fruits turn black when mature.
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Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Herb
Stem Cross Section: Angled
Stem Texture: Angled bark with minute spines.
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Native annual large size Herb with angled stem.
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 31-Jul-2022 16:39 PM
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 31-Jul-2022 16:39 PM
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Sessile
Stipules: Exstipulate
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Three sessile leaves are arranged at each node.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Ovate
Lamina Bases: Rounded
Lamina Margins: Serrate
Lamina Apices: Acute
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Ovate leaf with serrate (like a saw tooth) margin.
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 31-Jul-2022 16:40 PM
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 2 Photo Date-Time: 11-Sep-2022 16:37 PM
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Verticillaster
Bract: Foliaceous
Inflorescence Description: Flowers are born at the end of the branches in a typical verticillaster inflorescence. Flowers are arranged in circles all along the stem. Each group is a cymose type of inflorescence. Each set has a foliaceous bract, similar colour to that of flowers.
Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 31-Jul-2022 16:40 PM
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 31-Jul-2022 16:40 PM
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 2 Photo Date-Time: 11-Sep-2022 16:37 PM
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic
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Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
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Flower Description: Very attractive blue, white colour flowers blossom during rainy season.
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 31-Jul-2022 16:38 PM
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Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Actinomorphic gamosepalous
Calyx Persistance: Caducous
Calyx Number of sepals: 5
Corolla Arrangement: Zygomorphic gamopetalous
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther: Dorsifixed
Androecium Length of filament: equal
Androecium Union of Stamens: Free stamens
Androecium Number of Stamens: 4
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Gynoecium Union of Carpels:
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 2
Floral Parts Description: Tubular corolla with 5 petals extend outwards, central petal is blue. Stamen & style protrude out.
Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 2 Photo Date-Time: 11-Sep-2022 16:36 PM
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 2 Photo Date-Time: 11-Sep-2022 16:36 PM
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Fruit type: Drupe
Fruit type Description: Irregular shape fruits turn black when mature.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
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