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Pouzolzia zeylanica
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Family:
URTICACEAE
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Citation: Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Bennett, Pl. Jav. Rar. 1: 67. 1838; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 280. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 385. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 361. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 265. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 441. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 377. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 766. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 457. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 439. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 359. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 13,19,39. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 422. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 298. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 654. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 387. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 306. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 646. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 473. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 655. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 763. 2009.
Parietaria zeylanica L., Sp. Pl. 1052. 1753.
Parietaria indica L., Mant. Pl. 1: 128. 1767.
Pouzolzia indica (L.) Gaud., Voy. Uranie 12: 503. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 581. 1888; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1382(967). 1928.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kallurukki
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Slender procumbent herbs. Leaves simple, alternate, 1.5-3 x 1-2 cm, ovate-elliptic, base rounded, apex acute, sparsely strigose, membranous, lateral nerves 3 or 4 pairs, basal pair opposite; petiole to 2 cm long. Flowers in axillary, subsessile clusters. Male flowers: 3-4 mm across; tepals 4, 1.5-2 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, sparsely villous; stamens 4, filaments c. 2 mm long. Female flowers: tepals connate; style linear c. 2 mm long, thinly pubescent. Achenes 2-winged.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Wastelands
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia
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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):
Green, White, 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:
300-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Rosemala, Kalvarimala, Vellimala, Kannimara, Peruvaripallam, Pathenthode, Anawayi border, Nilikkal, Arampa, Thekkuthode, Kumbla, Cheruvathur, Alakode, Taliparamba, Neriamangalam to Velvara, Chindaki forest, Nadugani ghats, Nedumkayam, Ariankavu,
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