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Zornia gibbosa Span.

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Zornia gibbosa Span.
Zornia gibbosa Span.
Zornia gibbosa Span.
Zornia gibbosa Span.
Zornia gibbosa Span.
Zornia gibbosa Span.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymZornia angustifolia Sensu Bojer
synonymZornia augustifolia Sensu auct.
synonymZornia cantonensis Mohlenbr.
synonymZornia diphylla Sensu auct.
synonymZornia gibbosa var. cantonensis (Mohlenbr.)H.Ohashi
synonymZornia graminea Span.
synonymZornia pratensis Sensu Mohlenbr.
🗒 Common Names
Kannada
  • Nellu Chollu Soppu
Malayalam
  • Kozhuppa
  • Murikutti
Manipuri
  • Nelam-mari
Marathi
  • Naala Barki
Other
  • Arundhalai otti
  • Grasslike Zornia
  • Kozhuppa
  • Murikutti
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Herb
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.
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    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
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      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      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
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        Diffuse or prostrate annual herbs. Leaves 2-foliolate; leaflets 8-25 x 2-8 mm, ovate or lanceolate, base rounded, apex acute, apiculate, punctate; petiole to 1.5 cm long; stipules 5-8 mm long, lanceolate, peltate, acuminate at both ends, punctate. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, bracteate racemes, 4-8 cm long; bracts peltate, 5-11 x 3-4 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acute, ciliated along margin, gland-dotted. Calyx c. 3 mm long; lobes subequal, membranous. Petals yellow, sometimes with red stripes; standard orbicular-cordate; wings obovate-obtuse; keels curved, oblong-obtuse, connate at base. Stamens monadelphous; anthers dimorphic. Ovary pubescent. Pods with 4-6-articulate, c.1.3 cm long, strongly reticulate with retrorsely barbed bristles.
        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
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: September-January
          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
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            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Common in plains as well as degraded forest areas
            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
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              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat
              Common in the plains as well as degraded forest areas
              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
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                Plain areas
                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.
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                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  Indo-Malesia to Australia and China

                  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
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                    Maharashtra: Kolhapur Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Hassan, Mysore, S. 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
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                      Global Distribution

                      India: Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

                      Indian Distribution

                      Assam

                      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.
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                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses

                        System of Medicines Used In

                        Folk medicine
                        Folk medicine
                        System Of Medicines Used In

                        Folk medicine

                        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2889
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                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. Zornia gibbosa Span., Linnaea 15:192. 1841; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 76. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 159. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 138. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 160. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 141. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 209. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 177. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 280. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 158. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 104. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 177. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 118. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 108. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 104. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 194. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 246. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 316. 2009.
                          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=2889
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. Zornia gibbosa Span., Linnaea 15:192. 1841; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 76. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 159. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 138. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 160. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 141. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 209. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 177. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 280. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 158. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 104. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 177. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 118. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 108. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 104. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 194. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 246. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 316. 2009.
                          2. 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=2889
                          3. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984

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                          📚 Meta data
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                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                          OrderFabales
                          FamilyFabaceae
                          GenusZornia
                          SpeciesZornia gibbosa Span.
                          📊 Temporal Distribution
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