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Gisekia pharnaceoides L.

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Gisekia pharnaceoides L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymGisekia congesta Moq.
synonymGisekia linearifolia Fenzl ex Moq.
synonymGisekia molluginoides (Murray) Wight
synonymGisekia occulta (Forssk.) Schult.
synonymGisekia pharnaceoides var. congesta (Moq.) Oliv.
synonymGisekia pharnaceoides var. linearifolia (Schumach. & Thonn) Chiov.
synonymGisekia pharnaceoides var. pedunculata Oliv.
synonymGisekia pharnaceoides var. sieberi Moq
synonymGisekia rubella Hochst. ex Moq.
synonymPharnaceum occultum Forsk.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Sand Herbage
Malayalam
  • Manalkeera
Other
  • Manal keerai
  • Manal Sopu
Tamil
  • Manal Keerai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
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
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    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 
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      Prostrate and creeping herbs, several branches from above the strong tap root portion, reddish , rooting at nodes. Leaves opposite or apparently whorled, unequal,1.5-3 x 0.5-1 cm, obovate-spathulate, base cuneate, apex obtuse, apiculate, reddish to green, fleshy, pubescent; petiole to 3 mm long. Flowers in axillary fascicles or cymes, greenish-white; pedicels filiform, 5-8 mm long. Sepals 5, green, c. 2 mm long, broadly elliptic to suborbicular, concave, obtuse. Petals absent. Stamens 5; filaments broadening to base. Ovary of 5 free carpels, each with a single ovule, styles 5. Capsule 5-celled, c. 2 mm long, papillose, indehiscent. Seeds reniform, minutely pitted, compressed, dark red or black.
      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
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: July-August
        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
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          Morphology
          Field Tips

          Leaves fleshy.

          Flower

          In axillary umbellate cymes, green. Flowering throughout the year.

          Fruit

          A capsule, papillose. Seeds 10, granular. Fruiting throughout the year.

          Leaf Apices

          Apiculate

          Leaf arrangement

          Opposite decussate

          Leaf Bases

          Cuneate

          Leaf Margins

          Entire

          Leaf Shapes

          Oblong

          Leaf Types

          Simple

          Habit

          A spreading herb.

          Keystone Foundation
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            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Deciduous forests, also in the plains.
            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 
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              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat
              Deciduous forests, also in the plains and sandy sea coasts
              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
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                Common ready colonizer on disturbed grounds. Plains from the coast to 900m. From South Africa and Mascarene islands to Sri Lanka and India.
                Keystone Foundation
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                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  India, Sri Lanka and South Africa

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Kollam

                  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
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                  References 
                    Maharashtra: Raigad Kerala: Alapuzha, Idukki, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malapuram, Thiruvananthapuram Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Puddukkottai, Salem, Thiruvallur, Tiruchchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram
                    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
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                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda
                      Ayurveda
                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Siddha
                      Siddha
                      The leaves are cooked and eaten.
                      Keystone Foundation
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                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                      References 
                        System Of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha

                        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1048
                        Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1048
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                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983
                          1. Gisekia pharnaceoides L., Mant. Pl. 2: 562. 1771; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 664. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 553(391). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 127. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 198. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 182. 1985; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 211. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 140. 1999; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 330. 2009.
                          2. Gisekia molluginoides Wight, Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 7: 162. 1847.
                          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=1048
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983
                          2. Gisekia pharnaceoides L., Mant. Pl. 2: 562. 1771; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 664. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 553(391). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 127. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 198. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 182. 1985; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 211. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 140. 1999; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 330. 2009.
                          3. Gisekia molluginoides Wight, Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 7: 162. 1847.
                          4. 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=1048

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                          📚 Meta data
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                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                          OrderCaryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                          FamilyGisekiaceae
                          GenusGisekia
                          SpeciesGisekia pharnaceoides L.
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