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Dichrocephala chrysanthemifolia
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Dichrocephala chrysanthemifolia (Blume) DC. in Wight, Contrib. 11. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 245. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 679(477). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 259. 1994; Hajra in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 114. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 38. 1998.
Cotula chrysanthemifolia Blume, Bijdr. 918. 1826.
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Description:
Erect herb; branchlets radiating, hispid. Leaves alternate, lyrate-pinnatifid, chartaceous, 5 x 1.5 cm, margin deeply incised, base auricled and stem-clasping. Panicles terminal, sparingly or copiously branched, lax. Capitula globose, 5 mm wide, heterogamous, disciform, cream. Involucre broadly campanulate, 1-2-seriate. Phyllaries c. 10, lanceolate. Outer florets pistillate, sub-radiate; inner florets bisexual. Pappus 0 in pistillate, and of 2 or 3 slender hairs in bisexual ones. Corolla (outer) curved, 6 mm wide, subradiate; (inner) tubular, campanulate, 1 mm wide, 4-lobed. Stamens 5, included; anther base truncate. Ovary compressed; style 1 mm, minutely 2-fid. Achenes obovoid. Pappus 0 in pistillate, of 2 weak bristles in bisexual ones.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-September
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded forest areas
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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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, Red
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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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