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Dahlia imperialis
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Dahlia imperialis Roezl ex Ortgies, Gartenflora 12: 243. 1863.
Dahlia maximiliana Hort. ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. t. 7655. 1899.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Tree Dahlia
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Description:
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-January
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Introduced as garden plant, now getting naturalised in the scrub jungles of the high ranges
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Distribution:
Native of Central America
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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:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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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