Spinacia oleracea L.

 
  • Family : CHENOPODIACEAE
    (Goosefoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALAK FAMILY (पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spinacia oleracea L.
  • Common name : Spinach
  • Vernacular name :
    • Palakku, Seemakeera (Malayalam)
    • Palak (Oria)
    • Palak (Hindi)
    • Dumpa bachhali, Mattu bachhali (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated and often self-sown
  • Flower, Fruit : December-March
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Cultivated throughout the world
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Spinacia oleracea. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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