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Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Heyne ex Roth

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Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Heyne ex Roth
Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Heyne ex Roth
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAcanthodium procumbens Nees
synonymAcanthus ciliaris Burm. fil.
synonymAcanthus maderaspatanus Vahl ex Nees
synonymAcanthus maderaspatensis L.
synonymAcanthus procumbens Herb. Madr. ex Wall.
synonymBlepharis abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich.
synonymBlepharis boerhaaviifolia Pers.
synonymBlepharis boerhaaviifolia var. maderaspatensis (L.) Nees
synonymBlepharis breviciliata Fiori
synonymBlepharis maderaspatensis subsp. rubiifolia (Schumach.) Napper
synonymBlepharis maderaspatensis var. abyssinica Fiori
synonymBlepharis procumbens Heyne ex Roth
synonymBlepharis procurrens Nees
synonymBlepharis rubiifolia Schum.
synonymBlepharis teaguei Oberm.
synonymBlepharis togodelia Solms ex Schweinf.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Creeping Blepharis
Hindi
  • Uttagana
  • दूधिया चोटी Dudhiya Choti
Irula
  • Adukku chedi
Kannada
  • Kodali Soppu
Malayalam
  • Elumbotti
  • Hemakandi
  • Murikootipacha
Other
  • Barga Poo
  • Creeping Blepharis
  • Nethira moolli
Tamil
  • Kooravaalchedi
  • Kooravaal Chedi
  • Kozhimookkan
📚 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
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Prostrate herbs. Leaves ternate, unequal, 3-5 x 2 cm, obovate, apex apiculate, puberulus, margins distantly serrate; petiole to 3 cm. Flowers axillary; bracts 4 pairs, obovate, margins dentate with stiff elongated hairs, bracteoles 1.5 cm, spathulate; outer calyx lobes 1.3 cm and 1.8 cm, oblong, 2 and 3 veined, inner 8 mm; corolla tube urceolate, 5 mm, lower lip reduced, upper lip 3 lobed, 18 x 12 mm, white with pink nerves; filaments 4 and 5 mm, anthers 1-celled, apiculate, bearded; ovary 2.5 mm, oblong, style 1 cm, with a basal ring.
    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 
      Habit: Herb
      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 
        Habit: A creeping, wiry undershrub, upto 50cm.
        Keystone Foundation
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        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
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        References 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: November-February
          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 
            Morphology

            Growth Form

            Shrub
            Shrub
            Flower

            In axillary clusters; white with pink nerves. Flowering from November-February.

            Fruit

            An ellipsoid capsule, compressed, shining; seeds 2, orbicular, flattened. Fruiting December onwards.

            Field tips

            Stem prostrate, rooting at nodes. Leaves and flowers clustered at the nodes.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Whorled

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Elliptic-ovate to oblanceolate

            Leaf Apex

            Acutely apiculate

            Leaf Base

            Acute-cuneate

            Leaf Margin

            Entire to toothed in the upper half

            Keystone Foundation
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            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests
              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 
                Bees pollinate the flowers.
                Keystone Foundation
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                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Habitat and Distribution
                  General Habitat
                  Dry deciduous forests, also 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 
                    Common on bare grounds even in poor gravelly soils, among rocks. Plains from the coast to 1400m. Common to Tropical Africa and India.
                    Keystone Foundation
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                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    References 
                      Description
                      Maharashtra: Dhule, Nasik, Pune , Thane Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Dharwar, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Malapuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram 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 
                        Global Distribution

                        Tropical Africa to India

                        Indian distribution

                        State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Thrissur

                        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 
                          Found on the rocks, bare grounds, and stream banks from plains to 750m. Common. Tropical Africa to India.
                          Keystone Foundation
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                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
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                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Uses and Management
                            Uses
                            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 
                              Tubers edible.
                              Keystone Foundation
                              Attributions Keystone Foundation
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY
                              References 
                                Folklore
                                Indigenous Information: During the harvest of pulses, a bunch of leaves along with leaves of Leucas indica and salt is placed in the field in a belief that the yield will increase.
                                Keystone Foundation
                                Attributions Keystone Foundation
                                Contributors 
                                Status UNDER_CREATION
                                Licenses CC_BY
                                References 
                                  No Data
                                  📚 Information Listing
                                  References
                                  1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                  1. Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 320. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 478. 1884; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 573(a); Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 346. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 345. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 232. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 227. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 507. 2002.
                                  2. Acanthus maderaspatensis L., Sp. Pl. 639. 1753.
                                  3. Blepharis boerhaviifolia Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 180. 1806; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 478. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1013(712). 1924.
                                  Information Listing > References
                                  1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                  2. Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 320. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 478. 1884; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 573(a); Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 346. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 345. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 232. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 227. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 507. 2002.
                                  3. Acanthus maderaspatensis L., Sp. Pl. 639. 1753.
                                  4. Blepharis boerhaviifolia Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 180. 1806; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 478. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1013(712). 1924.

                                  Plant species composition on two rock outcrops from the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

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                                  📚 Meta data
                                  No Data
                                  🐾 Taxonomy
                                  RootRoot
                                  KingdomPlantae
                                  PhylumTracheophyta
                                  ClassMagnoliopsida
                                  OrderLamiales
                                  FamilyAcanthaceae
                                  GenusBlepharis
                                  SpeciesBlepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Heyne ex Roth
                                  📊 Temporal Distribution
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