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Persicaria pulchra
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Family:
POLYGONACEAE
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Citation: Persicaria pulchra (Blume) Sojak, Preslia 46: 154. 1974; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 339. 1989; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 333. 1998.
Polygonum pulchrum Blume, Bijdr. 530. 1826; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 603. 2009.
Polygonum tomentosum Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 447. 1799, non Schrank 1789; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 30. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1189(832). 1925.
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Description:
Stout herbs; stems thick and very hairy. Leaves 6-17 x 2.4-4 cm, elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, base attenuate, apex acuminate, densely strigose tomentose on both sides; petiole 1-2 cm long; ocrea 1.2-2.5 cm long, long-tubular, truncate, strigose, bristle ciliate. Flowers white in panicled racemes, 3.5-7.5 cm long. Bracts hispid and ciliate. Stamens 7-8. Styles 2. Nut c. 3 mm long, biconvex, shining, black.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-January
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District(s):
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also marshy areas in the plains
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Distribution:
Africa and Indo-Malesia
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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):
White
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Weed:
Yes
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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:
Sivaloda, Mancombu
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