Family :
Amaranthaceae
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate Spiral
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Ovate, Rhomboid, Deltoid
Leaf Apex
Leaf Base
Acute
Leaf Margin
Undulate
Habit : A slender herb.
Habitat and Distribution : Abundant by arable lands and as weed of cultivation. Plains from the the coast, 1500m. Cosmopolitan in the tropics and subtropics of the world, penetrating more widely into the temperate regions.
Indigenous Information : Stem and leaves are cooked and eaten. Good fodder plant. Flies observed foraging on the flowers. In a particular season the whole plant is covered with green caterpillars after which the leaves are not collected.
Field Tips : Stem ribbed, purple.
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Names:
Irula : Thippai keerai
Tamil : Kuppai keerai
Flower:
In axillary and terminal panicles. Flowering peaks in December-April.Fruit :
An utricle, indehiscent, sub compressed, rugose, brownish.
