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Ammannia multiflora
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Family:
LYTHRACEAE
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Citation: Ammannia multiflora Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 447. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 570. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 509(360). 1919; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 102. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 133. 1999; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 378. 2009.
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Description:
Marshy branched herbs, stems quadrangular at base, branchlets grooved. Leaves to 2.5 x 0.4 cm, decussate, oblong, obtuse, membranous. Flowers in axillary dichasia, 10-20 flowered; peduncles to 1 cm; bracts 2, 1.5 mm; linear; calyx membranous; lobes 2 mm; petals 1 mm, rarely absent; stamens 4-many, style 0.5 mm; ovary 2-5 locular. Capsule 2 mm, globose, circumscissile.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Marshy areas in dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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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):
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:
Chengamperu, Vandalodu
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