853
Ayapana
triplinervius (Vahl) R.M
Synonym
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Eupatorium luzoniense
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Family
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Asteraceae
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Local name
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Malayalam Vishapacha
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Flowering and fruiting
period
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January-March
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Distribution
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Native of tropical America
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Distribution in Kerala
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Thrissur, Malappuram, Wayanad
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Habitat
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Grown as medicinal plant
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Endenic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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Decoction of the leaves is antiseptic and
haemostatic; useful against various kinds of haemorrhage and to clean foul
ulcers. An aqueous extract of the dried leaves is a cardiac stimulant.
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Key botanical
characters :
An ascending, slender perennial. Leaves purple,
subsessile, lanceolate, 3-nerved, acuminate, subentire, glabrous.
Inflorescence a lax, few-headed corymb, heads pedicellate, about 20-flowered;
flowers slaty blue.
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