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Acalypha ciliata
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Acalypha ciliata Forssk., Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 162. 1775; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 417. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1330(930). 1925; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 406. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 418. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 405. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 278. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 280. 2002; Rani & Balakr., J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 31: 95. 2007; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 125. 2007.
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English name(s):
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Description:
Subshrubs, branches pubescent. Leaves to 7 x 4 cm, ovate, cuneate, membranous, acuminate at apex, base rounded, sparsely puberulus, margin ciliate; petiole to 5 cm. Spikes axillary, to 2 cm; sepals 4, pubescent; female flowers crowded below; bracts 5 mm, campanulate, pubescent ca. 12-15 toothed, ciliate, ovary 1.5 mm; male flowers on the upper half minute. Capsule 3 mm across, smooth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and in the plains
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chinnar, Thekkady, Cannanore, Tellicherry, Bhavani river bank, Chindaki forest
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