Cyanotis tuberosa
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| Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f.
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Cyanotis tuberosa, the sahyadri dew-grass or greater cat ears, Marathi: आभाली Abhali, is a succulent herb, growing in forests and hills of the Western Ghats, India, 15-90 cm high, growing in forests and hills of the Western Ghats. Stalkless, sheathed leaves are 15-25 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, coming out from the roots. Upper stem leaves are shorter. Bluish purple flowers occur in cymes at the end of branches, enclosed in a pair of ovate, partially folded bracts. There are six stamens with filaments densely bearded with long blue hairs. Yellow anthers are prominent. Flowering: August-September.
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