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Drymaria cordata subsp. diandra (Blume) J.A.Duke
[ Family : Caryophyllaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult.; Drymaria diandra Blume ; Drymaria retusa Wight & Arn.; Holosteum cordatum L.; Holosteum diandrum Sw. ]
[ Common name (Local) : Avijal, Nasiyapati, Abhijalo (Nep.) ]
Name in other Languages :
- Bengali : Avijal, Nasiyapati | Sanskrit : Not available yet | Hindi : Pithpapra | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Chick weed, Pipili, West Indian drymary | Other Languages : Not available yet
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Tell Us. Plant Characteristics :
Habit : Perennial trailing herb.
Habitat & Ecology : Wild; grows in cool moist places. ,
Occurrence : Throughout the state upto 2500 m in Darjeeling Hills (Neora valley).
Status : Common
Botanical Character : A diffuse glabrous herb, branched from the base; branches slender. Leaves opposite, simple,3-5-nerved from the base, mucronate; petioles variable; stipule of several bristles. Flowers in axillary and terminal cymes; pedicels slender; bracts with membranous margins. Calyx obconic at the very base; sepals oblong, with 3 strong nerves, and membranous margins. Petals 2-lobed to below the middle, lobes narrow not exceeding the sepals. Stamens 3 -5. Style short; ovules 3 or more. Capsule ovoid, trigonous with sticky glands, shortly pedicelled; one to many seeded. Seeds orbicular, compressed, muricate.
Cultivation and Growth :
Flowering & Fruiting : July--December
Conservation : Soil Character : Grows in wide variety of soil types.
Climate : Tropical to Temperate
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : February--September
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Usable Parts of the Plant :
Whole plant. Leaf, Shoot
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