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Allmania nodiflora
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight in Hook., J. Bot. 1: 226. t. 128. 1834; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1167(817). 1925; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 329. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 225. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 333. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 664. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 376. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 15. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 368. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 558. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 253. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 34. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 328. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 258. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 254. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 540. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 406. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 589. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 668. 2009.
Celosia nodiflora L., Sp. Pl. 205. 1753.
Chamissoa aspera Wight, Ic. t. 1772. 1852.
Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight var. longipedunculata Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 394. 1895; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 376. 1994.
Allmania longipedunculata (Trimen) Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1168(818). 1925; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 376. 1988.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vellakakeera
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Diffuse or erect herbs, stem puberulus. Leaves simple, alternate, 2-6 x 1-1.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex acute, entire, glabrous. Flowers in terminal and axillary globose congested cymes, pedicelled; bracts and bracteoles 4 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate with filiform tips. Tepals 5, equal, 5 x 1 mm, lanceolate, acute, free to the base, 1-nerved, glabrous. Stamens 5, filaments united below into a membranous cup, glabrous. Ovary obovoid, 1-celled, 1-ovuled, style 1, slender, stigma 2-toothed. Achenes 3 x 2 mm, ellipsoid with a long beak, biconvex, black.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-October
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests and wastelands
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia
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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:
300-750
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Localities:
Peechi, Kallar, Champakkad, Thannikkudy, Thekkady, Pezha, Pulipara, Kalleli, Vandanam, Nellikuth, Meenmutty, Peppara
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