Gymnostachyum warrieranum

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Gymnostachyum
Species:
G. warrieranum
Binomial name
Gymnostachyum warrieranum
K.M.P.Kumar, Balach. & V.B.Sreek.

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]

References
  1. "New plant discovered from Kannur". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "Rare medicinal plant named in honour of Dr P.K. Warrier". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. "Western Ghats plant named after P.K. Warrier". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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