• Family : ASTERACEAE
  (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : COMPOSITAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in The Plant List
• Common name : Buffalo Spinach
• Vernacular name : Harakuch (Hindi); Madhurango, Hidimichi (Oria)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Near water courses
• Comments / notes : Occasional along river beds and ponds
• Flower, Fruit : October-February
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
  • Odisha : All districts of Odisha
• Native : Tropical Africa & Asia
• World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Malaya, China, Pakistan
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
• 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=Enydra fluctuans. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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