Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Herb
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Amaranthus thellungianus Nevski |
🗒 Common Names
| Other |
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📚 Overview
Description
Habit: Herb
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Prostrate herbs. Leaves alternate, 0.8-1.5 x 0.5-1 cm, elliptic-obovate, base attenuate, apex emarginated and apiculate; petiole to 0.8 cm. Flower clusters axillary; bracts ovate-lanceolate, 1 mm, midrib prominent, acute; bracteoles lanceolate, 1.5 mm, midrib prominent, shortly excurrent. Male 2 mm across. Tepals 3, equal, spreading, lanceolate, folded, 2.5 mm, midrib green, minutely excurrent. Stamens 3; filaments 1 mm; anthers oblong, 0.8 mm. Female 1 mm across. Tepals 3, oblong-lanceolate, 1.5 mm, midrib prominent, vittae green, strongly excurrent into a short awn. Ovary oblong-globose, 1.2 mm; style 3, spreading, 0.3 mm. Utricle subglobose, 2 mm, dehiscent or not, rugose; seed orbicular, 1 mm across; testa shiny.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Morphology
Flower
In axillary fascicles, white.
Fruit
An utricle, (sub)globose, rugose. Seeds (sub)orbicular.
Leaf Apices
Apiculate
Leaf arrangement
Alternate Spiral
Leaf Bases
Attenuate
Leaf Margins
Entire
Leaf Shapes
Elliptic
Leaf Types
Simple
Habit
A small annual, prostrate herb.
Keystone Foundation
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Marshy areas
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Tender leaves and shoots are cooked and eaten.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Wastelands
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Common, weed of waste and cultivated land. Plains to 1000m.
Keystone Foundation
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Description
Global Distribution
India, Sri Lanka and Middle Asia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Alappuzha, Kottayam, Palakkad
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Kerala: Alapuzha
Tamil Nadu: All districts
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Amaranthus thellungianus Nevski, Act. Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci. U.R.S.S. 1: 311. 1937.
- Amaranthus graecizans L., Sp. Pl. 990. 1753, ssp. thellungianus (Nevski) Gusev, Bot. Zurn. 57: 462. 1972; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 593. 2009.
- Amaranthus polygonoides sensu Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 602. 1832, non L. 1753.
- Amaranthus polygamus sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 721. 1885p.p., non L. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1171(820). 1925.
- Matthew, 1999
Information Listing > References
- Amaranthus thellungianus Nevski, Act. Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci. U.R.S.S. 1: 311. 1937.
- Amaranthus graecizans L., Sp. Pl. 990. 1753, ssp. thellungianus (Nevski) Gusev, Bot. Zurn. 57: 462. 1972; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 593. 2009.
- Amaranthus polygonoides sensu Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 602. 1832, non L. 1753.
- Amaranthus polygamus sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 721. 1885p.p., non L. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1171(820). 1925.
- Matthew, 1999
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida C. Agardh |
| Order | Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl |
| Family | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus | Amaranthus |
| Species | Amaranthus graecizans L. |
| Infraspecies | Amaranthus graecizans thellungianus (Nevski) Gusev |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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