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Murdannia loriformis
Synonym
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Aneilema angustifolium
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Family
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Commelinaceae
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Flowering and fruiting period
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September-December
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Distribution
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India, Sri
Lanka and China
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Distribution
in kerala
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Kozhikode,kollam,Thiruvanthapuram
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Habitat
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Grasslands
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Uses
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It is used by Chinese
practitioners as a remedy for cancer in an early stage, and for treating
other diseases including colds, throat infections, pneumonia, diabetes
mellitus, flu and inflammation such as inflamed wound.
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Key Botanical
Characters:
Herbs
perennial, roots fibrous. Main stem undeveloped, fertile stem 1-5, arising
from below the main stem, glabrous or puberulent on 1 side. Basal leaves
linear. Infloresence terminal on fertile branches, solitary or 2 to5 forming
a panicle or subcapitate; involucral bracts leaflike but smaller than leaves.
Pedicels slightly curved.Sepals 3, free, ovate elliptic, herbaceous. Petals
3, free, violet- blue, obovate- orbicular. Fertile stamens 2, staminodes 3.
Capsules ovoid- globose, trigonous, seeds brown..  |
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