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Micrococca mercurialis
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Micrococca mercurialis (L.) Benth. in Hook., Niger. Fl. 503. 1849; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1328(929). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 268. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 370. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 344. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 364. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 726. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 422. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 341. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 410. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 632. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 295. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 615. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 644. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 746. 2009.
Tragia mercurialis L., Sp. Pl. 980. 1753.
Claoxylon mercurialis Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 271. 1861; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 412. 1887; Susila et al., Rheedea 5(2):131.1995; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 131. 2007.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kunukku-thooki
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Description:
Annual herbs. Leaves simple, alternate, 2-4x 1-2.5 cm, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, apex acute or shortly acuminate, base rounded, serrate on margins, puberulous, membranous; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Flowers in interrupted clusters, on axillary racemes, often drooping; bracts minute. Male flowers minute, c. 1.5 mm across; perianth 1-seriate, 3-lobed, lobes ovate; stamens 3-5, free, with 6-8-ciliate glandular scales between filaments. Female flowers ca 2 mm across; tepals 3, lanceolate, shortly connate; ovary 3-lobed, sparsely pubescent, 3-locular; ovules 3; styles 3; stigma linear, plumose. Capsule 4-5 mm across, 3-lobed, glabrescent; seeds c. 1mm across, globose, minutely arillate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded moist deciduous forests and forest plantations, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Tropical Africa, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
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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):
Green
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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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:
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Localities:
Peechi, Muthuvarachal, Pappinisseri, Taliparamba, Karimbam, Kasaragod, Vandanam, Vazhikadavu, Nedumkayam, Thenmalai, Ariankavu, Kappukadu
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