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Galinsoga parviflora
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Galinsoga parviflora Cav., Ic. 3: 41, t. 281. 1796; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 311. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 711(500). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 262. 1994; H.J. Chowdhery in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 388. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 39. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 201. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 166. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 283. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 472. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mukuthipoovu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Gallant soldier, Smooth galinsoga, Quick Weed
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Description:
Erect branched herbs, 30-40 cm high; stem smooth. Leaves opposite, 3-5 x 2-3 cm, ovate, acute, glabrous, serrate, 3-ribbed from base. Heads 4 x 3 mm, many, in axillary or terminal peduncled cymes; peduncles dichotomous, slender; bracts biseriate, 3 x 2 mm, ovate, acute, glabrous; receptacle paleate. Outer row of flowers ligulate, limb deeply 3-lobed, white. Inner flowers tubular, bisexual; corolla 1.5 mm long, 5-toothed; anthers obtuse at base. Achenes 2 mm long, obovoid, truncate, black, 3-4-angled, scabrid; pappus of 3-4 fimbriate hyaline scales.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
In open areas, dry deciduous forests and shola forests
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1800-2000
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Localities:
Alampetty, Vellimala, Kakki hills, Devicolam, Boneccord, Ponmudi
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