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Achyranthes aspera L.
Synonym
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Achyranthes acuminata
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Family
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Amaranthaceae
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Local name
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English- Prickly chaff flower, Rough chaff
Malayalam- Kadaladi,
Valiyakadaladi
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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October – March
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Distribution
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Pantropical
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Distribution
in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Dry deciduous forests and forest plantations, also in
the plains
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Endemic
/Exotic
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Endemic to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
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Uses
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Whole plant
is used in the treatment of head and ear, worm infestation, piles, stomach
disorders, hic cough, skin diseases, urinary diseases, anaemia, dropsy and
jaundice.
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Key botanical characters:
Large herbs; stem tomentose. Leaves simple, opposite,
broadly elliptic to obovate, apex abruptly acuminate, tomentose, nerves 6
pairs; petiole Spike , hispid; bracts 6 mm long, lanceolate, aristate;
bracteoles entire, aristate. Flowers deflexed; tepals, elliptic, acute,
glabrous, equal; ovary truncate at apex. Achenes, ovoid, brown
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