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Amaranthus graecizans ssp. thellungianus
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Amaranthus graecizans L., Sp. Pl. 990. 1753, ssp. thellungianus (Nevski) Gusev, Bot. Zurn. 57: 462. 1972; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 593. 2009.
Amaranthus thellungianus Nevski, Act. Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci. U.R.S.S. 1: 311. 1937.
Amaranthus polygamus sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 721. 1885p.p., non L. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1171(820). 1925.
Amaranthus polygonoides sensu Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 602. 1832, non L. 1753.
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Description:
Prostrate herbs. Leaves alternate, 0.8-1.5 x 0.5-1 cm, elliptic-obovate, base attenuate, apex emarginated and apiculate; petiole to 0.8 cm. Flower clusters axillary; bracts ovate-lanceolate, 1 mm, midrib prominent, acute; bracteoles lanceolate, 1.5 mm, midrib prominent, shortly excurrent. Male 2 mm across. Tepals 3, equal, spreading, lanceolate, folded, 2.5 mm, midrib green, minutely excurrent. Stamens 3; filaments 1 mm; anthers oblong, 0.8 mm. Female 1 mm across. Tepals 3, oblong-lanceolate, 1.5 mm, midrib prominent, vittae green, strongly excurrent into a short awn. Ovary oblong-globose, 1.2 mm; style 3, spreading, 0.3 mm. Utricle subglobose, 2 mm, dehiscent or not, rugose; seed orbicular, 1 mm across; testa shiny.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kottayam, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and Middle 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:
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Localities:
Changanassery, Alleppey town
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