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Achyranthes aspera (or) Chaff-flower:
It is a species of plant
in Achyranthes genus (which having 11 species) in Amaranthaceae family.
1. Plant Photo Pose(s):
2. Systematic
& Common Name(s)
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Chaff-flower
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Achyranthes aspera
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L.
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1753
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Binomial name
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Common name(s)
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Tamil name(s)
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(in
English)
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AChyranthes aspera
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1
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Chaff-flower
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ehAUtp
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Nayurivii
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2
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Prickly
chaff flower
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(Synonyms Link)
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3
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Devil’s
horsewhip
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rpW flyhb
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Shiru-kadaladi
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3. Scientific
Classification:
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Chaff-flower
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Achyranthes aspera
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L.
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1753
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Sl. No.
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Categories
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Description
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Empire (or Domain):
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Eukaryote
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2.
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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- plants
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3.
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Division (or Phylum):
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Tracheophyta
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- vascular plants
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4.
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Class:
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Magnoliopsida
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- dicots
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Order:
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Caryophyllales
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6.
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Family:
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Amaranthaceae
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- amaranth family
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Tribe:
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---
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-
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7.
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Genus:
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Achyranthes
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- chaff flower
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Section:
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---
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-
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8.
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Species:
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aspera
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- devil’s horsewhip
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Binomial name:
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Achyranthes
aspera
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4. Plant
Photo-gallery:
References:
1. Linn., Sp. pl., 1753, 1, 204.
3. Achyranthes aspera – Wikipedia
3. Achyranthes – www.theplantlist.org
4. P.-C. Kuo, M.-L. Yang, P.-L. Wu, H.-N.
Shih, T.N. Thang, N.X. Dung, T.-S. Wu, J.
Asian Nat. Prod. Res., 2008, 10(7), 689-693.
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