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Acmella paniculata
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K. Jansen, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8: 67. 1985.
Spilanthes paniculata Wall. ex DC., Prodr. 5: 625. 1836; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 153. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 233. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 215. 1985; Sivar. & Remesan, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 10: 143. 1987; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 158. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 221. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 381. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 267. 1994; H.J. Chowdhery in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 410. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 254. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 209. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 171. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 172. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 288. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 480. 2009.
Spilanthes acmella var. paniculata (DC.) Clarke, Comp. Ind. 139. 1876; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 307. 1881.
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Description:
Procumbent herbs, stem scabrid. Leaves 3-4 x 2-2.5 cm, ovate, apex acute, scabrous above and below; petiole 1 cm long. Heads 10 x 7 mm, solitary, conical; peduncles to 10 cm long, bracts 4 x 2 mm, ovate, obtuse, glandular; receptacle spicate, paleaceous. Flowers similar; corolla tubular, 2.5 mm long, campanulate above; lobes 0.5 mm long, ovate, acute, glabrous; anthers black. Achenes 2 x 1 mm, obovate, biconvex, dark brown, glandular.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded forests and fallow lands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia, America and New Guinea
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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):
Yellow
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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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Alampetty, Kalvarimala, Thunakkadavu, Arampa, Plapally, Kummattanthode, Mukkali slopes, Taliparamba
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