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Psilotrichum elliotii
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Psilotrichum elliotii Baker & Clarke in Dyer, Fl. Trop. Africa 6: 58. 1909; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 261. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 256. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 674. 2009.
Psilotrichum calceolatum Moq. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 725. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1174(822). 1925.
Psilotrichum nudum sensu Wight, Ic. t. 1775. 1852, non (Heyne ex Wall.) Moq. 1849.
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Description:
Herbs. Leaves 2-4 x 2 cm, ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, pubescent; petiole 3 mm. Spikes axillary, to 2 cm; bracts 1.5 mm, ovate, acute, pubescent; bracteoles 2, 1.5 x 1.2 mm, broadly ovate, acute, pubescent; tepals 5, 5 and 4 mm, prominently nerved, silky pubescent lanceolate, acute; stamens 5, connate at base, filaments 1.5 mm; ovary 0.5 mm, globose, 1-ovuled, style 0.5 mm, stigma capitellate. Utricle 2 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
South India and Tropical Africa
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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
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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, Alampetty, Thekkady
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