Trichurus monsoniae (L.f.) Townsend

 
  • Family : AMARANTHACEAE
    (Amaranth Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
  • Basionym : Illecebrum monsoniae L. f.
  • Synonym(s) : Aerva monsoniae (L. f.) Mart
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trichuriella monsoniae (L. f.) Bennet
  • Vernacular name :
    • Majjigeberru gida (Kannada)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Coastal sandy areas and grasslands; on plains especially on the floor of scrub jungles to 500m in gravelly ground. Abundant in fallow fields.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Collection Nos : KFP 5622, KFP 10141
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Belagavi district, Ballari district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Raichur district, Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Malappuram district, Palakkad district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Flora of Karnataka, Saldanha, 1984
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • 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
    • 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=Trichurus monsoniae. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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