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Scoparia dulcis
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Family:
SCROPHULARIACEAE
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Citation: Scoparia dulcis L., Sp. Pl. 116. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 289. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 964(678). 1924; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 193. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 286. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 262. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 286. 1989; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 196. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 320. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 539. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 326. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 331. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 246. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 324. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 224. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 477. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 281. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 224. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 217. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 484. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 363. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 509. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 586. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kallurukki, Karakanjavu, Meenanganni
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Sweet broomweed, Liquorice weed
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Description:
Erect annual or perennial herbs. Leaves simple, decussate to whorled, 1-3 x 0.5-1.5 cm, obovate-oblong, apex acute, base attenuate, margin crenate-serrate, penninerved, punctate, chartaceous; petiole to 0.7 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary or 2; pedicels slender 4-7 mm long. Calyx lobes 2-3 mm, ovate-oblong, ciliate along margin. Corolla white 4-6 mm long, rotate, throat densely hairy, lobes spathulate. Stamens 4, subequal, 3-4 mm long. Ovary globose, 2-celled; ovules many; stigma truncate. Capsules 1-2 mm across, globose; seeds 4-angled, reticulate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Wasteplaces
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America; now Pantropical
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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):
White
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
400-750
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Localities:
Peechi, Rosemala, Chinnar, Koruthode, Thunakkadavu, Punnamala, Malayalapuzha, Pappinisseri, Karimbam, Cannanore, Begur, Devicolam, Bhavani river bank, Chindaki forest, Mukkali forests, Neelipara-Vaniampara, Walayar, Pallanthuruthy, Karimpuzha, Thenmalai,
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