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Alternanthera tenella var. versicolor
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Family:
AMARANTHACEAE
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Citation: Alternanthera tenella Colla var. versicolor (Lem.) Veldkamp, Taxon 30: 208. 1981.
Telanthera ficoides var. versicolor Lem., Ill. Hortic 12, 444. 1865.
Telanthera versicolor Regel, Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 83. 1868.
Alternanthera versicolor (Lem.) Hort. ex Regel, Gartenfl. 108. 1869; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 245. 1982; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 597. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 674. 2009.
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Description:
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental plant
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Distribution:
Widely grown as ornamental plant
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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
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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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