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Anaphalis travancorica
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Anaphalis travancorica W. W. Smith, Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. 4: 284. 1911; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 695(489). 1921; P.C. Pant in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 76. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 38. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 162. 1999.
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Description:
Leaves 5-6 x 1 cm, elliptic to oblanceolate, apex acute, dense wooly. Heads 6 mm across, white with yellowish centre, collected in terminal corymbs. Bisexual flowers plenty, central; corolla broader; female flowers 30-40; corolla tube 3 mm, slender, glabrous. Achenes 1 mm, brown, papillose; pappus 3 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-February
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Rocky slopes and grasslands
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
2100-2500
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Localities:
Pothumala, Kanthaloor forests
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