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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 parts of 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 Characters: :
Stem
ascending to erect,rooting at lower nodes .Leaf sheath purple.Leaves
ovate-lanceolate.Inflorescence terminal.Bracts and bracteols pale
white.Sepals 3,light green.Petals 3,light Purple.Fruits green;Seeds 3-6 per
locule .uniseiate ,verrucose with short warts.
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