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Ammannia baccifera L.

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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAmmannia aegyptiaca Willd.
synonymAmmannia attenuata Hochst. ex A. Rich.
synonymAmmannia baccifera aegyptiaca (Willd.) Koehne
synonymAmmannia baccifera subsp. intermedia Koehne
synonymAmmannia caspia Hohen.
synonymAmmannia caspica Bieb.
synonymAmmannia crassissima Koehne
synonymAmmannia debilis Ait.
synonymAmmannia densiflora Miq. ex C. B. Clarke
synonymAmmannia discolor Nakai
synonymAmmannia glauca Wall.
synonymAmmannia hildebrandtii Koehne
synonymAmmannia indica Lam.
synonymAmmannia intermedia (Koehne) A. Fernandes & Diniz
synonymAmmannia prostrata Buch.-Ham. ex Bl.
synonymAmmannia retusa Koehne
synonymAmmannia salicifolia Hiern
synonymAmmannia sanguinolenta Heyne ex Steud.
synonymAmmannia verticillata (Ard.) Lam.
synonymAmmannia vesicatoria Roxb.
synonymAmmannia viridis Willd. ex Hornem.
synonymAmmannia wormskioldii Fisch. et Mey.
synonymCornelia verticillata Ard.
synonymCryptotheca apetala Bl.
synonymHapalocarpum indicum Miq.
synonymHapalocarpum vesicatorium Miq.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Agnigarbha
  • Karna-sak
Bengali
  • বনমরিচ Banmarich
English
  • Blistering Ammania
Hindi
  • अगिन बूटी Aginbuti
  • जंगली मेंहदी Jungli Mehendi
  • दादमारी Dadmari
  • बन मिरिच Ban Mirich
Kannada
  • ಕಾಡುಗಿಡ Kaadugida
Konkani
  • दादमार्या Dadmaria
Malayalam
  • Kallur Vanchi
  • Nirumelneruppu
Marathi
  • अगीनबुटी Aginbuti
  • दादमारी Dadmari
  • भरजांभूळ Bharajambhula
Other
  • Acrid Weed
  • Ammannia
  • Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd.
  • Blistering Ammania
  • Blistering Ammannia
  • Dadarbooti
  • Monarch Redstem
  • Tooth Cup
  • अम्बार Ambar
Sanskrit
  • अग्निगार्भ Agnigarbha
  • क्षेत्रभूषा Kshetrabhusha
  • क्षेत्रवशिनी Kshetravashini
  • पाषाणभेद Pasanabheda
  • ब्राह्मसोम Brahmasoma
  • महाश्याम Mahasyama
Tamil
  • கல்லுருவி Kal-l-uruvi
Telugu
  • అగ్నివేండపాకు Agnivendapaku
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Gupta, A.K. Reviewer/s: Rao, M.L.V., Bhat, G.K. & Molur, S. Justification: Widespread species with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are in place.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
Contributors 
Sanjay Molur
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    No Data
    📚 Habitat and Distribution
    General Habitat

    Habitat

    Terrestrial
    Terrestrial
    Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Habitat and Ecology: It is an annual herbaceous plant (Therophyte) that is found in swampy areas, rice paddies and water courses of low elevation. Systems: Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.4, 5.7, 5.8, 15, 15.8
    IUCN and ZOO 2011
    Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Wet places, near river banks, pond, ditches, puddle
      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.
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Description
        Global Distribution

        India: Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Tamil Nadu; Asia, Africa, Australia

        Local Distribution

        Kamrup

        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.
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Range Description: A widespread species that is found across the world from tropical Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, southeast Asia, Philippines, New Guinea, Caribbean islands, the Mediterranean basin and Australia. Countries - Native: Afghanistan; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Australia; Bahamas; Barbados; Bermuda; Bhutan; Cambodia; Cayman Islands; China; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Egypt (Egypt (African part)); Grenada; Guadeloupe; Haiti; India; Israel; Jamaica; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malawi; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Martinique; Montserrat; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands Antilles; Nigeria; Pakistan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Senegal; Somalia; Thailand; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkey (Turkey-in-Asia); Turks and Caicos Islands; Viet Nam; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Zambia; Zimbabwe
          IUCN and ZOO 2011
          Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
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            No Data
            📚 Occurrence
            No Data
            📚 Demography and Conservation
            Trends
            Population: No information available. Population Trend: Unknown
            IUCN and ZOO 2011
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            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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              Conservation Status

              IUCN Red List Category

              Least Concern
              Least Concern
              Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Gupta, A.K. Reviewer/s: Rao, M.L.V., Bhat, G.K. & Molur, S. Justification: Widespread species with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are in place.
              IUCN and ZOO 2011
              Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Threats
                Major Threat (s): No major threats known.
                IUCN and ZOO 2011
                Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Ayurveda
                  Ayurveda
                  Siddha
                  Siddha
                  Traditional chinese medicine
                  Traditional chinese medicine
                  System Of Medicines Used In

                  Ayurveda, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=157
                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=157
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    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=157
                    1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                    2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                    3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                    4. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Ammannia baccifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                    5. Citation: Gupta, A.K. 2010. Ammannia baccifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                    8. Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; efloras. 2010. Flora of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=5.; Exell, A.W., Wild, H., Fernandes, A., Brenan, J.P.M. and Launert, E. (eds) Flora Zambesiaca. Volumes published up until 1996. Crown Agents, London.; Ithaka. 2010. Aluka - African Plants. Available at: http://www.aluka.org/.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl.
                    10. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Ammannia baccifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                    14. Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; efloras. 2010. Flora of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=5.; Exell, A.W., Wild, H., Fernandes, A., Brenan, J.P.M. and Launert, E. (eds) Flora Zambesiaca. Volumes published up until 1996. Crown Agents, London.; Ithaka. 2010. Aluka - African Plants. Available at: http://www.aluka.org/.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl.
                    Information Listing > References
                    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=157
                    2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                    3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                    4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                    5. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Ammannia baccifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                    6. Citation: Gupta, A.K. 2010. Ammannia baccifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                    9. Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; efloras. 2010. Flora of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=5.; Exell, A.W., Wild, H., Fernandes, A., Brenan, J.P.M. and Launert, E. (eds) Flora Zambesiaca. Volumes published up until 1996. Crown Agents, London.; Ithaka. 2010. Aluka - African Plants. Available at: http://www.aluka.org/.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl.
                    11. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Ammannia baccifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                    15. Duke, J.A. 2010. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl. (Accessed: 20 January).; efloras. 2010. Flora of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=5.; Exell, A.W., Wild, H., Fernandes, A., Brenan, J.P.M. and Launert, E. (eds) Flora Zambesiaca. Volumes published up until 1996. Crown Agents, London.; Ithaka. 2010. Aluka - African Plants. Available at: http://www.aluka.org/.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. 2010. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl.

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                    📚 Meta data
                    No Data
                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassMagnoliopsida
                    OrderMyrtales
                    FamilyLythraceae
                    GenusAmmannia
                    SpeciesAmmannia baccifera L.
                    📊 Temporal Distribution
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                    👥 Groups
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