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3.7 × 
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, coriaceous, not deciduous, green, margins ciliate, apices acute, pubescent externally, rarely puberulous internally; inner bracts oblong or linear, 4.5–4.7 × 1.0– 
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, chartaceous, red, margins glabrous, apices rounded, pubescent externally, each bract subtending 2–3 flowers. 
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non-tubular, size reduced towards inner flower, 
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0.6 × 
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, white, membranous, margins ciliate, cuspidate at apex, pubescent externally, glabrous internally. 
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5.2–6.0 cm, white, in cincinii of 2 or 3. 
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bilobed, 1.8–1.9 × 
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, pale pink, split or less equally, cleft 
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deep, two curled pubescent horns present behind apex back, pubescent externally, glabrous internally. 
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tubes 1.8–1.9 × 
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at mouth, white, pubescent towards mouth and puberulous towards base externally, villous towards mouth, glabrous towards base within; dorsal corolla lobe oblanceolate, 2.3–2.4 × 0.9–1.0 cm, white, margin ciliate, apex hooded with a 
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pubescent cusp, glabrous on both surfaces; lateral corolla lobes lanceolate, 
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2.1 × 
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, margins ciliate, one side slightly folded at apex, glabrous on both surfaces. 
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obovate, entire, 3.4–3.5 × 
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, white towards periphery, red and yellow patch at centre, margins crumbled, slightly crenulate, pubescent towards base internally. 
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usually absent. 
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; filament 0.8–0.9 × 
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, white, a channel present that holds the filament in position, glabrous; connective winged at base of thecae, puberulous; crest trilobed, 0.60–0.65 × 
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. 
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, white, apex slightly lobed; anther thecae oblong, 
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, creamy-white, base rounded, apex rounded, glabrous; dehiscing throughout their length. 
<emphasis id="B9263E21EC38FFB9FC24D38AFB30FD0D" box="[995,1185,736,759]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="181">Epigynous glands</emphasis>
2, oblong, 
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long, creamy-white, apex minutely lobed, rarely puberulous externally. 
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barrel shaped, 0.4–0.5 × 
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, slightly angled, pubescent externally; locules 3; ovules many on axile placentae; style 
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long, glabrous; stigma cup-shaped, 
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, red spotted, mouth ciliate, opening terminal. 
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long, 1–2 capsules per spike; peduncle 
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long. 
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globose, 8–9 ribbed, 1.5–20 × 
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, dark maroon, pubescent externally, calyx not persistent. 
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many, angular, 
<emphasis id="B9263E21EC38FFB9FF23D2FEFF66FC51" box="[228,247,916,939]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="181">c.</emphasis>
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, black, aromatic, arillate; aril white. Flowering and fruiting from May to August.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B9263E21EC38FFB9FF7AD2D2FEA9FC35" bold="true" box="[189,312,952,975]" pageId="3" pageNumber="181">Etymology</emphasis>
:—Named for the Indian state of 
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where the species occurs.
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<subSubSection id="C348B1B8EC38FFB9FF7AD2B6FE16FBC1" pageId="3" pageNumber="181" type="biology_ecology">
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<emphasis id="B9263E21EC38FFB9FF7AD2B6FE86FC09" bold="true" box="[189,279,988,1011]" pageId="3" pageNumber="181">Ecology</emphasis>
:—Growing in evergreen forests at high elevation.
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Additional Specimen examined (
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)
</emphasis>
:— 
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. 
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: Rongal Ading Forest (Baiza), 
<date id="FFECC4F3EC38FFB9FB39D56AFA18FBED" box="[1278,1417,1024,1047]" pageId="3" pageNumber="181" value="1997-05-04">4 May 1997</date>
, 
<emphasis id="B9263E21EC38FFB9FA50D56AFEB9FBC1" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="181">S. Tripathi 20819</emphasis>
(CDRI).
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