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Boerhavia diffusa
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Family:
NYCTAGINACEAE
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Citation: Boerhavia diffusa L., Sp. Pl. 3. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1162(814). 1925; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 330. 1989; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 242. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 328. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 310. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 373. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 657. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 383. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 373. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 292. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 366. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 252. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 556. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 327. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 256. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 252. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 586. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 665. 2009.
Boerhavia repens L., Sp. Pl. 3. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 709. 1885; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 404. 2005.
Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 148. 1820.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Thamizhama, Thavizhama, Thazhuthama, Thumizhama, Tharana
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Tamil name(s):
Punarnava
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English name(s):
Hogweed, Pigweed, Spreading hogweed
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Description:
Herbs with long trailing branches; stem reddish, tomentose. Leaves simple, unequal, ovate, obtuse, undulate along margins, truncate to subcordate at base, tomentose, very variable in size; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers 4 mm long, 4-10 together, in axillary or terminal, peduncled umbels; bracts 5, ovate, glandular. Perianth pink. Stamens 3. Capsule 3 x 1 mm, clavate, 5-ribbed, glandular.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist and dry deciduous forests and also in the plains
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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):
Pink
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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, Thenmala, Chinnar, Kumily, Chindaki forest, Rockpoint, Thekkady, Tiruvalla, Sreekantapuram, Taliparamba, Chinnar to Marayur, Dhoni R. F., Mukkali forests, Kasaragod, Punnapra, Nellikuth, Thenmalai
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