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Emilia scabra
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Emilia scabra DC., Prodr. 6: 303. 1838; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 716(503). 1921; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 250. 1988; R. Mathur in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 211. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 251. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 39. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 371. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 200. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 165. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 88. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 169. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 471. 2009.
Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. var. scabra (DC.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 336. 1881.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Poosha-thala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Herbs, decumbent at base, crisped-pubescent. Leaves usually basal, few are cauline, 2.5-4 x 1-1.5 cm, oblong, entire or lyrate, crenate, base auricled, crispately pubescent. Heads few, 1.2-1.5 cm long; bracts 8 x 1 mm, oblong, herbaceous, acute, glabrous. Flowers many; corolla 7 mm long, glandular, pink, lobes acute. Achenes 3 mm long, ribbed, hispid along the angles.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
India
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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, Violet
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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:
-2020
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Mavelikkudy, Vellimala, Karimala, Manantody, Chandanathode, Nadugani ghats, Vellarimala
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