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Showing posts with label Strobilanthes kunthiana. Show all posts
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Neela kurinji - Strobilanthes kunthiana
Hill tops covered with abundantly flowered Neela Kurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana).
Neelakurinji 2006
Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) is a bush with several branches. The species name Kunthiana has been derived from the River Kunthi which flows through the rich expanse of the renowned Silent Valley National Park in Kerala, India. It means that the plant has been first described from the vicinity of this river. The plant grows profusely in Shola grasslands and mountain slopes of the mighty Western Ghats and Nilgiris in India. Neelakurinji blooms in a clustered manner on typical inflorescence stocks once in every 12 years. The flowering season ranges between August and November with a peak period of late September and October although some varieties exhibit little variation in their phrenology. The flower has purplish blue colour when aged. It looks light blue in the earlier stage of blooming.
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