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Amaranthus
viridis L.
Synonym
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Albersia caudata
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Family
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Amaranthaceae
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Local name
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English - Slender amaranth
Malayalam -Kuppakeera
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Flowering and fruiting
period
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July-December
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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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Wastelands and degraded forests
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Uses
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It is used as traditional medicine in treatment of
fever, pain, asthma, diabetes, dysentery, urinary disorders, liver disorders,
eye disorders and venereal diseases. The plant also possess anti-microbial
properties.
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Key botanical
characters :
Herbs, stem
green or sometimes reddish, glabrous. Leaves alternate, , ovate, apex acute,
base truncate, nerves 3-6 pairs. Spikes terminal and axillary, interrupted.
Flowers unisexual, mixed, densely arranged; bracts and bracteoles similar,
ovate, acuminate; tepals 3, obovate, obtuse; stamens 3, free; ovary obovoid,
styles 2, free. Achenes ovoid, acute, membranous; seeds biconvex, dark brown,
shining with hexagonal epidermal cells.
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