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Amaranthus viridis
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Amaranthus viridis L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 1405. 1763; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 720. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1171(820). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 243. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 313. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 378. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 335. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 669. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 387. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 377. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 296. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 369. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 561. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 329. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 255. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 407. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 594. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 671. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kuppacheera, Kuppakeera
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Slender amaranth
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Description:
Herbs, stem green or sometimes reddish, glabrous. Leaves alternate, 5-10 x 2-5 cm, ovate, apex acute, base truncate, nerves 3-6 pairs. Spikes terminal and axillary, interrupted. Flowers unisexual, mixed, densely arranged; bracts and bracteoles similar, ovate, acuminate; tepals 3, 1.5 mm long, obovate, obtuse; stamens 3, free; ovary obovoid, styles 2, free. Achenes 2 x 1 mm, ovoid, acute, membranous; seeds biconvex, dark brown, shining with hexagonal epidermal cells.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands and degraded forests
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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
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Weed:
Yes
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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, Umikuppan, Anappadi, Tiruvalla, Pampa dam area, Tellicherry, Kumbla, Ambayathode, Munnar, Walayar, Manimooli, Vazhikadavu, Vandalodu, Thenmalai, Ariankavu, Ettapadappu, Cherumkari
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