Psilotrichum ferrugineum (Roxb.) Moq.

 
  • Family : AMARANTHACEAE
    (Amaranth Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
  • Basionym : Achyranthes ferruginea Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Leiospermum ferrugineum (Roxb.) Wall.; Philoxerus ferrugineus (Roxb.) Griff.; Achyranthes carnosa Wall.; Psilotrichum albipilosum C.C.Towns.; Psilotrichum ferrugineum var. hainanense H.S.Kiu; Psilotrichum pedunculosum Gagnep.; Psilotrichum trichotomum Blume; Ptilotus trichotomus (Blume) Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Psilotrichum ferrugineum (Roxb.) Moq.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Lal chirchita (Hindi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : In swampy ground on the edge of forests
  • Key identification features : Annual herbs, up to 50 cm tall, erect, glabrous; Leaves elliptic, elliptic-Ianceolate to obovate; Flowers in terminal, simple or 3-nate spikes, pinkish green.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, West Godavari district
    • Odisha : Sambalpur district, Keonjhar district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Pullaiah, T & Ali Moulali, D., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 2.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 305
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Psilotrichum ferrugineum. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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