Wadi Karvi is a large shrub with woody stem, 1-2 m tall,
dichotomously branched, knotty and smooth. Leaves are oblong-elliptic,
long-pointed, narrowing gradually into the stalk, hairless on both sides,
repand-toothed. They are 10-15 cm long, with 5-7 pairs of nerves. Flower
spikes arise in the opposite axils on stalks. Spikes are simple, solitary,
drooping. Stalks bearing the spikes are jointed in the middle. Flowers are
small, pink, spotted with purple. Bracts are prominent, 6-8 mm, elliptic-
oblong, concave, densely covered with glandular hairs. This is a rare
plant, found in Western Ghats. Flowering: January.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
Photographed near Karikale, Karnataka.
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