Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) Sm

 
  • Family : AMARANTHACEAE
    (Amaranth Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Telanthera ficoidea (L.) Moq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P.Beauv.
  • Common name : Sanguinarea
  • Vernacular name :
    • Resham Katha (Hindi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Decumbent; Perennial herb; Leaves inverted-lancelike or narrowly elliptic, acute at apex; Flowers round or short-cylindrical heads.
  • Flower, Fruit : August
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Vasai (Suruchi), Thane district
    • Odisha : Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Islands
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alternanthera ficoidea. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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