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Sonchus wightianus
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Sonchus wightianus DC., Prodr. 7: 187. 1838; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 219. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 255. 1990; Hajra in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 321. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 376. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 208. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 170. 1999.
Sonchus arvensis sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 414. 1881, non L. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 732(515). 1921.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Corn Sowthistle
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Description:
Perennials, 90-120 cm high. Leaves to 22 x 5 cm, oblanceolate, obtuse or acute at apex, narrowed to the base, amplexicaule, minutely spinulose-serrate along the margins, glaucous below. Heads 18 x 12 mm, in terminal panicled cymes; peduncles glandular-hairy; bracts 12 x 1.5 mm, 3-5 series, oblong, acute. Female corolla 15 mm long, glabrous; limb yellow, 5-lobed; anthers bases shortly tailed. Achenes 3 x 1 mm, minutely rugulose; pappus 10 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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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):
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:
300-2600
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Localities:
Olikkudy, Karadikkavala, Ayyappankovil, Nadugani ghats
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