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Polygala chinensis
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Family:
POLYGALACEAE
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Citation: Polygala chinensis L., Sp. Pl. 704. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 58(42). 1915; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 74. 1984; R.N. Banerjee in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 464. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 64. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 25. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 61. 2005; R.N. Banerjee & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 295. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 128. 2009.
Polygala glomerata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 426. 1790; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 206. 1872.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Amrithanjan chedi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Indian milkwort
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Description:
Herbs, branchlets hirsute. Leaves 1-5 x 0.5-1.5 cm, obovate-oblanceolate, bracts hairy, persistent. Racemes axillary, pubescent, less than 2 cm; keel petal crenate with shortly notched appendages; style hooked at apex. Capsule slightly winged, ciliate along the margins; seeds pilose, caruncle cup shaped.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-December
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malaesia and China
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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):
Yellow
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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:
Alampetty, Churullipetty, Ranni, Maniyaar
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