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 Ammannia auriculata Willd.

Synonyms	:	Ammannia aegyptica Willd.
Family	:	Lythraceae
Flowering and fruiting period	:	November-December
Local Name	:	English- eared red stem
Distribution	:	Paleotropics
Distribution in kerala	:	Kannur
Habitat	:	Paddy fields
Uses	:	Not Known
Key Botanical Characters: Plant 12-40 cm tall, erect or decumbent. Stem usually unbranched. Leaves linear-lanceolate, auriculate, 6-60 mm long, 1.75-8 mm broad. Cymes (1-) 2-3(-13) flowered; peduncle (1.5-) 2-4(-6) mm long. Pedicel 1-4 mm long. Hypanthium 1.5-3 mm long, 1.25-3.5 mm broad, vertically 8-10-green-ribbed; ribs obscure in fruit. Epicalyx minute. Petals obovate-cuneate or absent. Stamens inserted above the middle of the hypanthium. Ovary 1-2 mm long, 1-2 mm broad; style 1-1.75 mm long. Capsule slightly exceeding the hypanthium, 2-3 mm long and 2-3 mm agasthyanum broad. Seeds discoid.