• Family : AMARANTHACEAE
  (AMARANTH FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Amaranthaceae
• Species : Alternanthera pungens
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Alternanthera pungens Kunth
• Common name : Khaki Weed
• Vernacular name : Kante vali santi (Hin.); Mullu honagonne (Kan.); Ottaramul, Thevadiyalmul (Tam.); Mullu ponnaganti (Tel.)
• Key identification features : A spreading herb with opposite, simple, stalked, entire, spathulate leaves. Flowers are small, inconspicuous and aggregated into a head-like inflorescence. Bracts, bracteoles as well as the floral lobes are membranous and are pointed.
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
• Native : America
• Comments : Often in plains to 1000 m. On crevices of stone pavements by plantations. Sometimes as a abundant weed of cultivation.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
• World Distribution : Tropics & sub-tropics of the World
• Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Alternanthera pungens. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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