Beta vulgaris 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) : Beta vulgaris L.
  • Common name : Beetroot, Garden beet, Sugar beet
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chencheera, Neycheera (Malayalam)
    • Chukandar (Hindi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, N
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cultivated
  • 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=Beta vulgaris. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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