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Polygala elongata
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Family:
POLYGALACEAE
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Citation: Polygala elongata Klein ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 879. 1803; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 204. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 58(42). 1915; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 37. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 66. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 30. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 65. 1990; R.N. Banerjee in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 466. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 25. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 62. 2005; R.N. Banerjee & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 296. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Periyanka
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect herbs. Leaves 0.5-2.5 x 0.2-0.4 cm, linear-lanceolate, apiculate, bracts persistent. Racemes axillary, to 7 cm long, usually drooping, glabrous; flowers yellow; sepals persistent. Capsule slightly winged, 5 x 4 mm, caruncle cup shaped, 3 appendaged above; seeds hairy.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-January
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District(s):
Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Among sedges and grasses in scrub jungles
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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:
Chinnar, Kalladuthupurai, Hosdurg, Parassanikkadavu, Anmooly slopes, Mulleria
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