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Murdannia spirata
Synonym
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Aneilema canaliculatum
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Family
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Commelinaceae
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Flowering and fruiting period
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August-November
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia
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Distribution in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Grasslands and moist places
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Uses
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The green plant. are used as a raw or steamed vegetable,
and as a fodder. The leaves of the former species are applied as a poultice
to wounds
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Key
botanical Charcters :
Erect or diffuse herbs with fibrous roots. Leaves ovate-lanceolate,
base cordate and semi-amplexicaul, apex acute; sheath c.1 cm long, ciliate at
mouth. Flowers c. 6 mm across, in few-flowered terminal and axillary
panicles; Sepals 3-3.5 mm long,
ovate-oblong. Petals bluish or violet, 3. . Capsule 4-5 mm long, oblong, trigonous;
seeds 3 in each cell, angular, cuboid, rugose, light brown.
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