917
Synonym
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Aneilema crocea Griff.
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Family
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Commelinaceae
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Flowering and fruiting period
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August-September
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Distribution
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Peninsular
India
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Distribution
in kerala
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Alappuzha,
Kollam, Kozhikkode
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Habitat
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Sandy marshy
areas
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IUCN Status
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Near Threatened
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Endemic/Exotic
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Endemic to
Kerala
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Key Botanical
Characters:
Erect
or diffuse herbs to 30 cm long, rooting at lower nodes. Internodes green.Leavescauline,
, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, base subamplexicaule, apex acute or subacute;
sheath to 1 cm long. Flowers bisexual axillaryor terminal , 1-4 together;
pedicels to 8 mm long, jointed below the middle. Sepals 3, light green., oblong. Petals 3,
brownish-yellow, ovate, obtuse. Capsule , oblong, obtuse. Seeds angular, dark
brown, rugose.
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