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Mikania micrantha
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Mikania micrantha Kunth in HBK, Nov. Gen. Sp. 4: 134. 1820; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 217. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 375. 1990; Uniyal in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 357.1995; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 171. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 475. 2009.
Mikania scandens Clarke, Comp. Ind. 34. 1876, non L.; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 144. 1881.
Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) Robins., Contrib. Gray Herb. 104:65.1934; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 231. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 253. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 9. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 251. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 177. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 205. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 168. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 286. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 386. 2009.
Eupatorium cordatum Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 176. t. 58. 1768.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vayara
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Mikenia, Bittervine, Chinese Creeper, Climbing Hempweed
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Description:
Climbers, stem glandular-hispid. Leaves simple, opposite, 5-8 x 4-6 cm, ovate, apex acute, base cordate, crenate, glabrate; petiole 2-4 cm long. Heads 5 mm long, in axillary panicles; bracts biseriate, outer 2 smaller, inner 3-5, 4 x 1.5 mm, ovate, obtuse. Flowers 3-5, similar, bisexual; corolla 3 mm long, tubular, lobes 5, glandular, white; anthers linear. Achenes 2 mm long, 5-ribbed, black, glabrous; pappus 4 mm long, many, hispid.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Forest plantations and also in the plains in moist localities
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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:
Yes
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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:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vazhachal, Umiyar, Thayanankkudy, Koruthode, Thunakkadavu, Thekkuthode, Ambayathode, Chandanathode, on way to Kannoth, Alleppey town
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