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Alternanthera sessilis
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex. DC., Cat. Hort. 4: 77. 1813; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 245. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 330. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 312. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 377. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 334. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 666. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 49. 1991; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 386. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 377. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 293. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 559. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 253. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 329. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 258. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 254. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 406. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 591. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 670. 2009.
Gomphrena sessilis L., Sp. Pl. 225. 1753.
Alternanthera triandra Lam., Encycl. 1: 95. 1785; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1179(825). 1925.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kozhuppa, Kozhuppacheera, Meenamgani, Ponamgani, Ponnamkannikkeera
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Sessile joyweed
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Description:
Decumbent herbs, stem glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, 3-4 x 1 cm, elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, apex obtuse, base attenuate into a petiole, crenate, glabrous. Spike 7-12 x 5 mm, sessile, solitary or 2-3 together; bracts and bracteoles similar, 1 mm long, broadly ovate, acute, glabrous. Flowers yellowish red. Tepals equal, 2.5 x 1.5 mm, ovate, acute, glabrous, 3-nerved at base. Stamens 3. Achenes 2 x 2 mm, obovoid, emarginate at apex; seed orbicular, compressed, brown.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Along sides of water courses and marshy areas
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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):
White
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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, Thenmala, Chinnar, Kavalappara, Thekkady, Thellickal, Tiruvalla, Kumbla, Manjeswar, Nileswar, Taliparamba, Begur, Tellicherry, Mundurapalai river side, Dhoni R. F., Anamadai area, Nedumkayam, Canoli, Nellikuth, Thenmalai, Vandalodu, Ariankavu, Ma
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