Amaranthus paniculatus |
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- Authors:
- Mansueto, Josel B, Sia,Isidro C, de la Pena, Mario
- Title:
- Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health - FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND
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- Family:
- Amaranthaceae
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- Geographic area:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
- Habitat:
- Backyard or garden
- Latitude /longitude:
- Altitude:
- 393 m
- Habit:
- An erect, stout, branched, unarmed, annual herb
- Height:
- Growing to a height of 1 to 2 meters.
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Usually reddish-purple.
- Leaves:
- Lower leaves are oblong-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, up to 25 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, with long petioles. Upper leaves are similar in shape but smaller.
- Inflouresence & flowers:
- Panicled inflorescences are terminal and are borne in the upper axils of the leaves. Panicles are 15 to 30 centimeters long, red, green or yellow. Flowers are numerous, about 1.5 centimeters long.
- Fruits:
- Seeds:
- Seeds are brown or black, shining, about 1 mm in diameter.
- Additional info:
- Collected by:
- Date collected:
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- Specimen kept at:
- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date abstracted:
- 26/04/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor