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Amaranthus paniculatus

Scientific Name
Amaranthus paniculatus
Family Name
Amaranthaceae
Common Names
Local Names
Tampala (Sri Lanka)
Description
A tall annual, 1.2 -1.8m high with stout, grooved and striate, glabrous or slightlypubescent stems; leaves simple, alternate, 5-15cm long, 2.5-7.5cm broad, ellipticlanceolate, acute or acuminate, base cuneate, nerves slender, numerous, prominentbeneath; petioles 2.5-10cm long; flowers small, unisexual, monoecious orpolygamous, numerous in dense, thyrsoid, gold-coloured or red spikes, the centralspikes the longest; bracteoles 0.3-0.5cm long, acicular exceeding the sepals; maleflowers perianth 5, segments membranous, equal or subequal, 2-2.5mm long, 0.5mm broad, oblong-lanceolate, acute, shortly awned stamens 5, filaments free, anthers 2-celled; female flowers : perianth same as in the male flower; ovary superior, 1.5-1.7mm long, 1-locular with a single erect ovule; styles 3, short fruit capsule 3mm long, ovoid, narrowed at the tip, circumscissile above the middle; seeds 1.2-1.5mm long, 1mm broad, subglobose, white, red or black. (Sri Lanka)
Uses
Strangury, diuretic, blood purifier, piles, chest ailment, gonorrhea (Sri Lanka)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Remarks
Amaranthus paniculatus (GRIN)

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