- Family : CHENOPODIACEAE
(Goosefoot Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : PALAK FAMILY (पालक फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : AMARANTHACEAE
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort.
- Common name : Common Indian Salt wort
- Vernacular name : Giria, Harmich (Oria); Kharilani (Hindi); Illakura, Ravakada (Telugu); Keeri (Tamil); Nari Vumari, Uppukkeerai, Vellakeerai, Vumari(Tamil)
- Habit : Undershrub
- Habitat : Sea coasts
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Uppada, East Godavari district, Nellore district, Vishakapatnam district
- Odisha : Cuttack district, Ganjam district
- Tamil Nadu : Cuddalore district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Kanyakumari district, Ramanathapuram district, Thanjavur district, Tiruvallur district, Thoothkudi district
- World Distribution : India, Europe, N.Africa, Australia, A.America
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Suaeda maritima. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.
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