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Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.

[ Family : Amaranthaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Achyranthes lanata L.; Achyranthes villosa Forssk.; Aerva elegans Moq.; Aerva floribunda Wight ; Aerva pubescens Mart.; Aerva viridis E.Mey ex Moq.; Celosia lanata L. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Chaya, Chaldhowa ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Chaya, Chaldhowa | Sanskrit : Astmabayoda, Bhadra | Hindi : Chaya, Astmabayoda | Tribal : Lupunara, Toroeara | English : Mountain knotgrass | Other Languages : Cherupula, Cherula (Mal.) ; Sirupoolai (Tam.)

[ Trade Name : Chaya, Astmabayoda ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Suffrutescent herb
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial, Wild, grows in dry, shady wastelands as well as sun-exposed places.
Occurrence : Throughout the state

Status : Abundant
Botanical Character : A small herbaceous plant, ash coloured and little tomentose. Branches from a stout woody perennial root stock, pubescent above and white-woolly beneath. Leaves ovate, obtuse, shortly mucronate, pubescent on both sides. Flowers very small, sessile, greenish-white, bisexual, in small dense axillary spikes. Petals 5, silky-hairy on back. Utricle ovoid, seeds black, smooth.

Cultivation and Growth :

Flowering & Fruiting : August--February
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Soil Character : Can grow on wide range of soil varieties including poor soil.
Climate : Tropical
Propagules : Seeds
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Usable Parts of the Plant :

Root, Whole plant, Flower

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