- Family : AMARANTHACEAE
(Amaranth Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze
- Common name : Joy Weed, Ruby leaf
- Habit : Herb
- Comments / notes : Cultivated in gardens, sometimes as an escape on disturbed land and roadsides
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
- Kerala : Kerala
- Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Thane district
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- Native : Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Anti
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- 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=Alternanthera brasiliana. Downloaded on 2 December 2024.
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