Malabar nut

Marchantia

About Malabar nut and Marchantia

Malabar nut

Marchantia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Perennial

Perennial

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

Not Available

Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-111-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm2.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Lime Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Lime Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Lime Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Disc shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Not Available

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

Not Available

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

Marchantia polymorpha

7.2 Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort

7.2.1 In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

marchantia

7.2.2 In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

marchantia

7.2.3 In French

Justicia adhatoda

marchantia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

Marchantia

7.2.5 In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

Marchantia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

Marchantia

7.2.7 In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

Marchantia

7.2.8 In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

Squalus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Hepaticophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Hepaticopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Marchantiales

8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

Marchantiaceae

8.6 Genus

Justicia

Marchantia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Justicieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Marchantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

65825

1 27800

Properties of Malabar nut and Marchantia

Wondering what are the properties of Malabar nut and Marchantia? We provide you with everything About Malabar nut and Marchantia. Malabar nut doesn't have thorns and Marchantia doesn't have thorns. Also Malabar nut does not have fragrant flowers. Malabar nut has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting and Marchantia has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Malabar nut and Marchantia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Malabar nut and Marchantia

Season and care of Malabar nut and Marchantia is important to know. While considering everything about Malabar nut and Marchantia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Malabar nut season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Marchantia season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Malabar nut is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Marchantia is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Malabar nut is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Marchantia is Acidic, Neutral.

Malabar nut and Marchantia Physical Information

Malabar nut and Marchantia physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Marchantia height is 2.50 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Marchantia are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
Marchantia flower color: Not Available
Marchantia leaf color: Lime Green and Gray Green

Care of Malabar nut and Marchantia

Care of Malabar nut and Marchantia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Marchantia pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Marchantia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.