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Sphaeranthus indicus
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Sphaeranthus indicus L., Sp. Pl. 927. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 275. 1881, p. p; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 692(487). 1921; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 151. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 215. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 254. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 220. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 378. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 255. 1990; S. Kumar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 160. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 253. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 377. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 209. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 287. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 389. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 479. 2009.
Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 2395. 1802.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Adakkyamaniyan, Mangachedi, Meeranganni, Mundari-Mundi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Indian globe flower, East Indian globe thistle
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Description:
Diffuse aromatic herbs; stems with toothed wings. Leaves alternate, 3-4 x 1-2 cm, oblanceolate, obtuse at apex, decurrent to stem at base, spinulose serrate, hispid. Heads in globose spikes, numerous, densely packed; spikes to 1 cm across, peduncles winged; bracts 2-types, basal bracts of the spike ovate, obtuse; bracts of each head lanceolate, ciliate. Flowers two types, few; outer female, inner bisexual, all tubular; corolla 5-lobed, pink; lobes acute; anthers tailed at base. Achenes angular, glabrous; pappus absent.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Lake shores, paddy fields, etc.
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia, Australia and 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):
Pink, Violet
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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:
Peechi, Thekkady, Enathu, Payyavur, Thiruvizhamkunnu, Walayar, Panangotteri, Edathwa, Cherupuzha
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