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Anagallis pumila
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Family:
PRIMULACEAE
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Citation: Anagallis pumila Sw., Prodr. 1: 40. 1788; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 747(525). 1921; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 221. 1998.
Centunculus tenellus Duby in DC., Prodr. 8: 72. 1844; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 506. 1882.
Mycropyxis tenella (Duby) Wight, Ic. t. 1585. 1850.
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Description:
Glabrous herbs, to 7 cm high. Leaves alternate, opposite below, to 8 x 4 mm, obovate, acute, shortly petiolate. Flowers small, white, solitary, axillary; pedicel 8 mm long, slender; calyx lobes 5, free, 1.5 mm long; corolla 3 mm across, campanulate, lobes 5, obovate, 3 mm long; stamens 5, free; ovary 1-celled; ovules many, on free central placenta; style short, stigma hairy. Capsule 3 mm across, many-seeded.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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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):
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:
Thekkady
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