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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnostachyum |
| Species: | G. warrieranum
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| Gymnostachyum warrieranum K.M.P.Kumar, Balach. & V.B.Sreek.
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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]
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References edit
- ^ "New plant discovered from Kannur". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Rare medicinal plant named in honour of Dr P.K. Warrier". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Western Ghats plant named after P.K. Warrier". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2017.