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Epaltes divaricata
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Epaltes divaricata (L.) Cass., Bull. Soc. Phil. 139. 1818; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 691(486). 1921; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 151. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 230. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 212. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 250. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 372. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 261. 1994; S. Kumar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 147. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 372. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 282. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 384. 2009.
Ethulia divaricata L., Mant. Pl. 1: 110. 1767.
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Description:
Erect herbs; branchlets winged. Leaves simple, alternate, lanceate to oblong, 3-7 by 0.7-1 cm, base cuneate, decurrent, margin faintly dentate, apex acute, coriaceous. Capitula heterogamous, disciform, 1-3 in terminal clusters; bracts many seriate, scarious; florets pink to purple, outer florets female, inner bisexual; pappus 0; corolla tubular; stamens 5, included . Ovary linearly oblong. Cypsella oblong.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Banks of streams and wet or marshy lowlands
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Distribution:
India, China, Myanmar, Indonesia and Java
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kozencherry, Kannoth, Tellicherry, Payyanur, Thuravoor, Arikode
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