Please ID wild plant, kind regards, Sam.
Location: Vattavada Munnar Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 6600fsl
Flower date: 06DEC2024, 03.55pm
Habitat: wild moisture evergreen sloppy windy misty canopied shola highland
Plant habit: large erect unbranched prickly shrub, weak cylindrical greenish stem 02cm base diameter, perennial
Height: 06 feet
Leaves: alternate lobate acute sim leathery prickly hairy serrated margins, diameter upto: 25cm
Flower: unisexual axillary spike inflorescence, clustered, purplish, non fragrant, spike length: 20cm
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