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Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff

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Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymActinea biternata (Lour.) Spreng.
synonymBidens abyssinica Sch.Bip.
synonymBidens abyssinica var. glabrata Vatke
synonymBidens abyssinica var. quadriaristata Hochst. ex Schweinf.
synonymBidens biternata f. biternata
synonymBidens biternata f. lasiocarpa Sherff
synonymBidens biternata var. abyssinica (Sch.Bip.) Sherff
synonymBidens biternata var. glabrata (Vatke) Sherff
synonymBidens chinensis (L.) Willd.
synonymBidens chinensis f. simplicfolia O.E.Schulz
synonymBidens chinensis var. abyssinica O.E.Schulz
synonymBidens cylindrica Sherff
synonymBidens kotschyi Sch.Bip.
synonymBidens laciniata Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf. & Asch.
synonymBidens lasiocarpa O.E.Schulz
synonymBidens peduncularis Gaudich.
synonymBidens pilosa var. abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Fiori
synonymBidens pilosa var. glabrata (Vatke) Vatke ex Engl.
synonymBidens pilosa var. quadriseta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) Schweinf. ex Engl.
synonymBidens pilosa var. wallichii (DC.) C.B.Clarke
synonymBidens quadriseta Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern
synonymBidens quadriseta var. glabrata (Vatke) Mattei
synonymBidens quadriseta var. incisifolia Hochst. ex Chiov.
synonymBidens robertianifolia H.Lév. & Vaniot
synonymBidens wallichii DC.
synonymBidens wallichii var. bimensis Miq.
synonymCoreopsis biternata Lour.
synonymCoreopsis biternata var. biternata
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Spanish Needles
Hindi
  • चिर्चिट्टा Chirchitta
Malayalam
  • Kandavarekuthi
  • Snehappullu
Other
  • Beggar Ticks
  • Black Jack
  • Five Leaved Blackjack
  • Spanish Needles
  • Yellow Flowered Blackjack
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Erect subshrubs; stem ribbed. Leaves pinnate or bipinnate, to 16 cm long; leaflets 6-8 x 3 cm, ovate, acuminate, serrate. Heads 18-20 mm long, oblong, in loose corymbose cymes or solitary; bracts 8 x 2 mm, 2-seriate, oblong, acute; outer ones ciliate. Flowers outer whorl ligulate; limb 5 x 3 mm, oblong, 3-lobed, white. Inner flowers bisexual; corolla tubular, 5-lobed, yellow, lobes obtuse; anthers obtuse at base. Achenes 16 mm long, linear, glabrous; pappus 3, retrorsely barbed, spinescent.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: April-October
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Naturalized, Native of South Africa
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Weed in cultivated lands, also in wastelands
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              India: Throughout; Tropical America

              Local Distribution

              Eastern Assam

              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 
                Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Dharwar, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: Alapuzha, Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Dindigul, Tiruvannamalai
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  Native of Tropical Africa; Indo-Malesia to Australia

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Kozhikkode, Alappuzha, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    No Data
                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Uses and Management
                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. Matthew, 1999
                    1. Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sheriff, Bot. Gaz. 88. 293. 1929; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 226. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 149. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 242. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 253. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 195. 1995; H.J. Chowdhery in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 367. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 21. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 245. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 172. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 194. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 86. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 369. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 276. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 375. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 459. 2009.
                    2. Coreopsis biternata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 508. 1790.
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. Matthew, 1999
                    2. Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sheriff, Bot. Gaz. 88. 293. 1929; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 226. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 149. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 242. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 253. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 195. 1995; H.J. Chowdhery in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 367. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 21. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 245. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 172. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 194. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 86. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 369. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 276. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 375. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 459. 2009.
                    3. Coreopsis biternata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 508. 1790.

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                    📚 Meta data
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                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassMagnoliopsida
                    OrderAsterales
                    FamilyAsteraceae
                    GenusBidens
                    SpeciesBidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff
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