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Boerhavia chinensis
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Family:
NYCTAGINACEAE
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Citation: Boerhavia chinensis (L.) Asch. & Schweinf. in Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 1: 167. 1867, "Boerhaavia"; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 327. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 255. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 252. 2002.
Valeriana chinensis L., Sp. Pl. 33. 1753.
Boerhavia repanda Willd., Sp. Pl. 1: 22. 1797; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 709. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1163(814). 1925.
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Description:
Diffuse herbs with divaricate scandent branches; stems white, glabrous. Leaves equal, ovate, acute, shallowly lobed, cordate at base, lineolate; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Flowers 1 cm long, 3-6 together in panicled umbel; pedicels 13 mm long, capillary; bracts 3 mm long, glandular; perianth 8 mm long, narrow, pink. Capsule 8 x 1.5 mm, oblanceolate, densely lineolate, glandular.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
West Asia, India and Myanmar
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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):
Pink
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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:
Kumily, Keerapady
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