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Achyranthes aspera var. aspera
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Achyranthes aspera L., Sp. Pl. 204. 1753, var. aspera; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 730. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1176(823). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 245. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 311. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 331. 1989; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 329. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 375. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 662. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 385. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 375. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 295. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 15. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 367. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 557. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 252. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 327. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 257. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 253. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 588. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 667. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kadaladi, Vankadaladi, Valiyakadaladi
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Tamil name(s):
Apamarg
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English name(s):
Prickly chaff flower, Rough chaff
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Description:
Large herbs; stem tomentose. Leaves simple, opposite, 6-10 x 3-6 cm, broadly elliptic to obovate, apex abruptly acuminate, tomentose, nerves 6 pairs; petiole 5 mm long. Spike to 20 cm long, hispid; bracts 6 mm long, lanceolate, aristate; bracteoles entire, aristate. Flowers deflexed; tepals 7.5 x 2 mm, elliptic, acute, glabrous, equal; ovary truncate at apex. Achenes 3 mm long, ovoid, brown.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and forest plantations, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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, Violet
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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:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Chinnar, Koruthode, Thunakkadavu, Kannoth, Panathur, Nileswar, Walayar, Aroor, Vazhikadavu, Thenmalai, Vandalodu, Ariankavu, Elderslide Estate
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