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Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.

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Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAchyranthes lanata L.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Astama-boidya
Bengali
  • ছায়া Chaya
English
  • Polpala
Hindi
  • कपूरीजड़ी Kapurijadi
  • खरी Khari
  • खली Khali
  • गोरखगांजा Gorakhganja
  • गोरखबूटी Gorakhbuti
  • छाया Chhaya
Irula
  • Kappuchedi
  • Polaidaagu
  • Pongalpoo
Kannada
  • ಬಿಳಿ ಹಿಮ್ಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Bili Himdi Soppu
Konkani
  • तांडलो Tamdlo
Malayalam
  • Cherula
  • Cherupula
  • Cheruvula
  • Peela
  • Pongalpoovu
  • ചെറൂള Cherula
Marathi
  • कापूरमाधुरी Kapurmadhuri
Other
  • Bui-kaltan
  • Cherula
  • Cherupula
  • Kapuri-Madhuri
  • Mountain Knot Grass
  • Peelai
  • Poolai Poo
  • Sirupeelai
Rajasthani
  • भूई Bhui
Sanskrit
  • अश्मःभेदः Ashmahabhedah
  • गोरक्षगञ्जा Gorakshaganja
  • पाषाणभेद Pashanabheda
  • भद्र Bhadra
  • शतकभेदी Shatakabhedi
Tamil
  • Koola Poo
  • Koolappoo
  • Poolai Poo
  • Poolaippoo
  • உழிஞை Ulinai
  • சிறுபூளை Ciru-pulai
Telugu
  • పిండిదొండ Pindidonda
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: A much-branched undershrub, upto 1m.
    Keystone Foundation
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      Habit: Undershrub
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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      References 
        Herbs, white woolly. Leaves 3-4 x 3 cm, orbicular to ovate, apex obtuse, mucronate, pubescent above, densely woolly below, membranous; petiole 1 cm. Spikes axillary, to 1 cm, densely tomentose; bracts and bracteoles 1 mm, ovate; tepals 1.5 mm, oblong, woolly mucronate; filaments basally connate, 0.5 mm, staminodes subulate; ovary 0.4
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
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        References 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: September-April
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
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          References 
            Morphology
            Flower

            In axillary spicate clusters; white. Flowering from November-April.

            Fruit

            A membranous urticle; seed inverse. Fruiting December onwards.

            Field tips

            Leaves closely alternate, appear decussate.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Alternate distichous

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Ovate-orbicular

            Leaf Apex

            Obtusely apiculate

            Leaf Base

            Attenuate-cuneate

            Leaf Margin

            Entire

            Keystone Foundation
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            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Deciduous forests also in the plains
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
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                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                On field bunds, under trees, moist places, waste lands
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
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                  Common wayside weed by arable lands, fallow fields. Plains from the coast to 1200m. Tropics, widely distributed.
                  Keystone Foundation
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                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  References 
                    Deciduous forests and waste lands in the plains
                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Description
                      Global Distribution

                      India: Assam, Karnataka, Maharastra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh; Arab, Africa, Jawa, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka

                      Local Distribution

                      Bongaigaon

                      Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                      Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                      References 
                        Maharashtra: Common throughout Karnataka: Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                        Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          Found along the roads, wastelands and sun exposed areas from plains to 900m. Common. Drier parts of tropics and subtropics of the old world.
                          Keystone Foundation
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                          Status UNDER_CREATION
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                            Global Distribution

                            Widespread in the tropics and subtropics

                            Indian distribution

                            State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
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                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Occurrence
                              No Data
                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Ayurveda
                              Ayurveda
                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              Siddha
                              Siddha
                              Medicinal
                              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY
                              References 
                                The plant is used in medicinal preparations.
                                Keystone Foundation
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                                Contributors 
                                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                                References 
                                  System Of Medicines Used In

                                  Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha

                                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=65
                                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=65
                                  Contributors 
                                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                                    Folklore
                                    Indigenous Information: The whole plant is used in religious rituals, especially during the festival of Pongal.
                                    Keystone Foundation
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                                    Contributors 
                                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                                    Licenses CC_BY
                                    References 
                                      No Data
                                      📚 Information Listing
                                      References
                                      1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                      1. Achyranthes lanata L., Sp. Pl. 204. 1753.
                                      2. Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris 11: 131. 1808; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 728. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1178(825). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 244. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 329. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 312. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 376. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 332. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 663. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 385. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 375. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 297. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 368. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 558. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 252. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 258. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 253. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 405. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 589. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 668. 2009.
                                      3. Aerva floribunda Wight, Ic. t. 723. 1840.
                                      1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=65
                                      Information Listing > References
                                      1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                      2. Achyranthes lanata L., Sp. Pl. 204. 1753.
                                      3. Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris 11: 131. 1808; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 728. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1178(825). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 244. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 329. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 312. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 376. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 332. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 663. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 385. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 375. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 297. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 368. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 558. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 252. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 258. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 253. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 405. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 589. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 668. 2009.
                                      4. Aerva floribunda Wight, Ic. t. 723. 1840.
                                      5. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=65

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                                      📚 Meta data
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                                      🐾 Taxonomy
                                      RootRoot
                                      KingdomPlantae
                                      PhylumTracheophyta
                                      ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                      OrderCaryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                                      FamilyAmaranthaceae
                                      GenusAerva
                                      SpeciesAerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.
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