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Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
Synonym
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Cacalia sonchifolia
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Family
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Asteraceae/Compositae
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Local name
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Malayalam – Elichevianveru
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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July-December
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Distribution
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Tropical and Subtropical Africa and Asia
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Distribution
in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in
the plains
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Uses
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The juice of the leaves is used in
treating eye inflammations, night blindness, cuts and wounds and sore ears.
The plant is astringent, depurative, diuretic, expectorant
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Key Botanical Character:
Erect or diffuse herbs. Leaves radical
and cauline; radical leaves 4-10 x 1-3 cm, lyrate-pinnatifid with large
terminal lobes, semi-orbicular; cauline leaves small, obovate to spathulate.
Heads homogamous, not rayed, 1-3 on long slender peduncles. Involucral bracts
cylindric, uniseriate, 6-8 mm long, oblong-lanceolate.Florets bisexual.
Corolla pink, 3-3.5 mm long, wider to the mouth, lobes 5. Stamens 5; anthers
1-1.5 mm long.Ovary c. 1.5 mm long; style-arms acute.Achenes 1-2 mm long,
5-ribbed, hispid; pappus white silky, 5-6 mm long
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