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Amaranthus blitum var. oleracea
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Amaranthus blitum L. var. oleracea (L.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 721. 1885; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 296. 1995.
Amaranthus oleraceus L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 1403. 1763.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cheera
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
A tall, erect, succulent herbs, stem stout, pale, grooved and striate, glabrous. Leaves alternate, 3-11 x 1.5-5 cm, ovate, obtuse, notched at the tip, glabrous, base cuneate; main nerves slender, prominent beneath; petioles 2.5-6 cm long. Flowers in axillary clusters and in terminal, simple and branched spikes; bracteoles shorter than the tepals. Perianth 1.5 mm long; tepals 3, linear-oblong, obtuse or acute. Fruit an utricle, 2.5 mm long, broadly ovate, acute, indehiscent; styles 3, very short; seed 1.5 mm across, lenticular, smooth, shining, brown-black.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-June
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ottakkal
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