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Achyranthes bidentata
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Achyranthes bidentata Blume, Bijdr. 545. 1826; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1176(824). 1925; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 225. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 375. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 332. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 385. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 21. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 367. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 35. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 328. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 257. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 253. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 667. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherukadaladi, Nayaruvichedi
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Description:
Herbs; stem glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, 10-16 x 2-2.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, apex acuminate, thinly pubescent; nerves 7-9 pairs; petiole 5 mm long. Spike axillary and terminal, 15-30 cm long, narrow, glabrous; bracts 4 x 1.5 mm, lanceolate, long-aristate; bracteoles 3 mm long, entire, aristate. Flowers distant; tepals equal, 7 x 1.5 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous. Achenes 3 x 1.5 mm, cylindrical, longitudinally striate, reddish-brown.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Eevergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia to Australia and East Asia
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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
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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:
Vellanimala, Karivepinshola, Uppermanalar, Kanthalppara, Silent Valley R. F., Campshed area, Tolpetty, Teerthundamala, Devicolam
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