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Psiadia ceylanica var. ceylanica
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Psiadia ceylanica (Arn.) Grierson, Ceyl. J. Sci. Biol. 10: 52. 1972, var. ceylanica; Hajra in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 137. 1995.
Solidago ceylanica Arn., Nov. Acta Phys. Med. Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol. Nat. Cur. 18: 347. 1836.
Microglossa zeylanica (Arn.) Benth. in Benth. & Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 2: 282. 1873; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 257. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 681(479). 1921.
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Description:
Shrubs, erect, 1-3 m tall, branches grooved, whitish pubescent when young. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, serrulate or entire at margin, 7.5-10.0 cm long, hoary beneath, petioles 6-8 mm long. Heads ca 3 mm across, many, small, crowded on branches of spreading corymbs. Involucral bracts broadly linear, obtuse, very small. Ligules short, suberect. Achenes ca 1 mm long, angled, hairy. Pappus red, ca 2.5 mm long, twice as long as achenes.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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):
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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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