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Amaranthus viridis L.

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Amaranthus viridis L.
Amaranthus viridis L.
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranthus viridis
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Amaranthus viridis
🗒 Synonyms
synonymAmaranthus acutilobus Uline & W. L. Bray
synonymAmaranthus gracilis Desf. ex Poir.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Khuduna
  • Khutoriya
  • Khutura khak
  • Khutura-sak
  • Khutura Sak
Eng
  • Slender amranth
English
  • Slender amaranth
  • Wild Amaranth
Hindi
  • जंगली चौलाई Jungali Chaulayi
Konkani
  • रानभाजी Ranbhaji
Malayalam
  • Kuppacheera
  • Kuppakeera
  • കുപ്പച്ചീര Kuppacheera
Marathi
  • उनाडभाजी Unadabhaji
  • माठ Math
Other
  • Green Amaranth
  • Kuppa cheera
  • Kuppai keerai
  • Pigweed
  • Prince Of Wales Feather
  • Slender Amaranth
  • Thippai Keerai
  • Tropical Green Amaranth
Sanskrit
  • तण्डुलीयः Tanduliya
Tamil
  • Kuppai Keerai
  • குப்பைக்கீரை Kuppai-k-kirai
Telugu
  • చిలక తోటకూర Chilaka-thotakoora
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
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 
D. Narasimhan
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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Herbs, stem green or sometimes reddish, glabrous. Leaves alternate, 5-10 x 2-5 cm, ovate, apex acute, base truncate, nerves 3-6 pairs. Spikes terminal and axillary, interrupted. Flowers unisexual, mixed, densely arranged; bracts and bracteoles similar, ovate, acuminate; tepals 3, 1.5 mm long, obovate, obtuse; stamens 3, free; ovary obovoid, styles 2, free. Achenes 2 x 1 mm, ovoid, acute, membranous; seeds biconvex, dark brown, shining with hexagonal epidermal cells.
    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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      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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        📚 Natural History
        Life Cycle
        Flowering: Throughout the year.
        Komor, P. & Devi, O.S. 2016. Edible bioresources & livelihoods. Assam State Biodiversity Board, Guwahati. pp. 271
        Attributions Komor, P. & Devi, O.S. 2016. Edible bioresources & livelihoods. Assam State Biodiversity Board, Guwahati. pp. 271
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          Cyclicity
          Flowering generally through out the year
          Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
          Attributions Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
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            Flowering and fruiting: July-December
            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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              Morphology
              An annual herb with stems erect or occasionally ascending, about 10-80 cm long. The stems are sparingly or densely branched and channeled. Leaves are triangular-ovate to narrowly rhombic, about 2-7 cm long and 1 to 6 am wide and hairless; tip usually narrow and with a small narrow notch, stalks are about 1-10 cm long. Flowers are pale white to green depending upon sexes, slender, paniculate spikes in leaf axils or at the end of the branches. The fruits are small, nearly round, about 1.3-1.5 mm in size slightly exceeding the sepals
              Komor, P. & Devi, O.S. 2016. Edible bioresources & livelihoods. Assam State Biodiversity Board, Guwahati. pp. 271
              Attributions Komor, P. & Devi, O.S. 2016. Edible bioresources & livelihoods. Assam State Biodiversity Board, Guwahati. pp. 271
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                A common herb, annual, leaves alternate, exstipulate. Flowers pale white in panciles; fruit is utricle
                Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
                Attributions Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
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                  Field Tips

                  Stem ribbed, purple.

                  Flower

                  In axillary and terminal panicles. Flowering peaks in December-April.

                  Fruit

                  An utricle, indehiscent, sub compressed, rugose, brownish.

                  Leaf arrangement

                  Alternate Spiral

                  Leaf Bases

                  Truncate

                  Leaf Margins

                  Entire

                  Leaf Shapes

                  Deltoid

                  Leaf Types

                  Simple

                  Habit

                  A slender herb.

                  Keystone Foundation
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                    Miscellaneous Details
                    Notes: Degraded forests, Plains, Dry Localities
                    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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                      📚 Habitat and Distribution
                      General Habitat
                      Wastelands, open fields
                      Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                      Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                        Mostly prefer wet places
                        Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
                        Attributions Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
                        Contributors 
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                          Wastelands and degraded forests
                          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 
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                            Abundant by arable lands and as weed of  cultivation. Plains from the the coast, 1500m. Cosmopolitan in the tropics and subtropics of the world, penetrating more widely into the temperate regions.
                            Keystone Foundation
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                              Description
                              Global Distribution

                              India: Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharastra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

                              Local Distribution

                              Bongaigaon, Kamrup, Barak Valley

                              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                                Global Distribution

                                Pantropical

                                Indian distribution

                                State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                                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
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                                  Kerala: All districts 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 
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                                    No Data
                                    📚 Occurrence
                                    No Data
                                    📚 Uses and Management
                                    Uses

                                    System of Medicines Used In

                                    Ayurveda
                                    Ayurveda
                                    Siddha
                                    Siddha
                                    Traditional chinese medicine
                                    Traditional chinese medicine
                                    System Of Medicines Used In

                                    Ayurveda, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                                    FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=155
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                                      Tender shoots and leaves are eaten cooked
                                      Nutritional Value

                                      Energy 46kcal; water 91.69 gm; carbohydrate 4.02 gm; protein 2.46gm; total fat 0.33gm; vitamin C 43.3 mg; vitamin B6 0.19 mg; riboflavin 0.15mg; thiamine 0.02mg; niacin 0.65mg; sodium 20mg; potassium 611 mg; calcium 215 mg; magnesium 27 mg & phosphorus 50mg, per 100gm

                                      Komor, P. & Devi, O.S. 2016. Edible bioresources & livelihoods. Assam State Biodiversity Board, Guwahati. pp. 271
                                      Attributions Komor, P. & Devi, O.S. 2016. Edible bioresources & livelihoods. Assam State Biodiversity Board, Guwahati. pp. 271
                                      Contributors 
                                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                                        Tender shoots & leaves are eaten cooked and considered medicinal, mostly prescribed for urinary problem
                                        Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
                                        Attributions Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
                                        Contributors 
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                                          Stem and leaves are cooked and eaten. Good fodder plant. Flies observed foraging on the flowers. In a particular season the whole plant is covered with green caterpillars after which the leaves are not collected.
                                          Keystone Foundation
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                                            Folklore
                                            It is considered medicinal for treating urinary problems. A decoction of the entire plant is used to stop dysentery and inflammation. The plant is emollient and vermifuge. The root juice is used to treat inflammation during urination. It is also taken to treat constipation
                                            Komor, P. & Devi, O.S. 2016. Edible bioresources & livelihoods. Assam State Biodiversity Board, Guwahati. pp. 271
                                            Attributions Komor, P. & Devi, O.S. 2016. Edible bioresources & livelihoods. Assam State Biodiversity Board, Guwahati. pp. 271
                                            Contributors 
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                                              📚 Information Listing
                                              References
                                              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=155
                                              1. Amaranthus viridis L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 1405. 1763; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 720. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1171(820). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 243. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 313. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 378. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 335. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 669. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 387. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 377. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 296. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 369. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 561. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 329. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 255. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 407. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 594. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 671. 2009.
                                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                              Information Listing > References
                                              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=155
                                              2. Amaranthus viridis L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 1405. 1763; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 720. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1171(820). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 243. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 313. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 378. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 335. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 669. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 387. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 377. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 296. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 369. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 561. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 329. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 255. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 407. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 594. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 671. 2009.
                                              3. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

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                                              📚 Meta data
                                              No Data
                                              🐾 Taxonomy
                                              RootRoot
                                              KingdomPlantae
                                              PhylumTracheophyta
                                              ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                              OrderCaryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                                              FamilyAmaranthaceae
                                              GenusAmaranthus
                                              SpeciesAmaranthus viridis L.
                                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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