Suaeda fruticosa Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.

 
  • Family : CHENOPODIACEAE
    (Goosefoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALAK FAMILY (पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dondia fruticosa (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Druce; Lerchia fruticosa (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Medik.; Salsola frutescens Forsyth f.; Schoberia fruticosa (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Mey.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Suaeda fruticosa Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Found along marshy coasts
  • Comments / notes : Fodder for camels; commercial use of its ash for extracting soda
  • Key identification features : Flowers minute, deep green in dense, axillary, globose clusters.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-November
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district, Thane district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Mediterranean to India and Arabian Peninsula
  • Literature :
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2.pp. 756. Botanical survey of India, Govt. Of India
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 205
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Suaeda fruticosa. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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