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Aerva lanata
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris 11: 131. 1808; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 728. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1178(825). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 244. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 329. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 312. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 376. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 332. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 663. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 385. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 375. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 297. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 368. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 558. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 252. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 258. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 253. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 405. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 589. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 668. 2009.
Achyranthes lanata L., Sp. Pl. 204. 1753.
Aerva floribunda Wight, Ic. t. 723. 1840.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherula, Cherupula, Cheruvula, Peela, Pongalpoovu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Polpala
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Description:
Herbs, white woolly tomentose. Leaves simple, alternate, 3-4 x 3 cm, orbicular to ovate, apex obtuse, mucronate, pubescent above, densely woolly below, membranous; petiole ca. 1 cm. Spikes axillary, to 1 cm, densely tomentose; bracts and bracteoles 1 mm, ovate; tepals 1.5 mm, oblong, woolly mucronate; filaments basally connate, 0.5 mm, staminodes subulate; ovary 0.4.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests and waste lands in the plains
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Distribution:
Widespread in the tropics and subtropics
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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:
Peechi, Choodal, Alampetty, Chinnar, Parambikulam, Tiruvalla, Cannanore, Sreekantapuram, Pappinisseri, Tellicherry, Walayar, Mannarshala, Nedumkayam, Ariankavu
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