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Amaranthus spinosus L.

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Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Amaranthus spinosus L.
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🗒 Synonyms
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🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Hatikhutura
  • Hati-khutura
  • Hatisaroli
  • Kata khutura
  • Kata-khutura
Bengali
  • Kantanotya
English
  • Prickly Amaranth
  • Spiny amaranth
  • Spiny pigweed
  • Thorny amaranth
Hin
  • Kanta nutiya
Hindi
  • Kanta Chaulai
  • Kanta Nutiya
Irula
  • Mulkeerai
Kannada
  • Mullu harive soppu
  • Mulluharive Soppu
Malayalam
  • Cherucheera
  • Kattumullenkeera
  • Mullencheera
  • Mullen Cheera
Manipuri
  • চেংগ্ক্রুক Chengkruk
Marathi
  • कांटेभाजी Kante Bhaji
  • कांटेमाठ Kante Math
Other
  • Edlebur
  • Mullu Keerai
  • Needle Burr
  • Prickly Amaranth
  • Spiny Amaranth
  • Thorny Amaranth
Sanskrit
  • Tanduliuyah
Tamil
  • Mullu Keerai
  • Mullukkeerai
  • முள்ளுக்கீரை Mullukkeerai
Telugu
  • ముళ్లతోటకూర Mullatotakura
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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D. Narasimhan
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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Erect glabrous herbs, profusely branched; branches grooved; spines divaricate, sharp, to 1.2 cm long. Leaves 3-8 x 2-4 cm, ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, base attenuate, apex obtuse or subacute; petiole to 4 cm long. Flowers in terminal panicled spikes or in axillary, sessile clusters. Bracts and bracteoles minute, ovate-lanceolate. Male flowers: 1-2 mm across; tepals 5, calycine, unequal, ovate-lanceolate; stamens 5; anthers sagittate. Female flowers: 1-2 mm across; tepals 5, oblong, acute at apex; ovary 1-celled; ovules solitary; stigmas 2-3. Utricle circumcissile. Seeds minute, discoid.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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      Habit: An erect spinous herb, upto 90cm.
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: June-December
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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          Flowering & fruit occur 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.
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            Morphology

            Growth Form

            Herb
            Herb
            An erect glabrous much branched weed armed with sharp axillary spines. Leaves up to 5 inch long, ovate, oblong lanceolate, cuneate at the base. Flowers in axillary clusters with extendery bracts
            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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              Flower

              In axillary or aggregated terminal panicles; greenish-white. Flowering from December-April.

              Fruit

              An orbicular urticle, compressed. Fruiting throughout the year.

              Field tips

              Stem reddish. Spines axillary, paired or clustered.

              Leaf Arrangement

              Alternate-spiral

              Leaf Type

              Simple

              Leaf Shape

              Elliptic-obovate to rhomboid

              Leaf Apex

              Acutely emarginate

              Leaf Base

              Acute

              Leaf Margin

              Entire

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                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Wet places, river banks
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                  Fallow lands and wastelands
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                    It is common homestead herb, found in open areas
                    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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                      Abundant near village wastelands, as a weed of cultivation, colonizer on new roads. Plains from the coast to 1500m. Cosmopolitan in the warmer regions of the world, presumed of American origin, in temperate regions.
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                        Description
                        Global Distribution

                        India: Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Kashmir, Manipur Maharastra,odisha, South India, Uttar Pradesh; Tropics Of World

                        Local Distribution

                        Bongaigaon, Kamrup

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

                          Originally from America; now found throughout the warmer regions of the world

                          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
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                            Found in wastelands and cultivable lands from plains to 1500m. Common. Cosmopolitan.
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                              No Data
                              📚 Occurrence
                              No Data
                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Ayurveda
                              Ayurveda
                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              Siddha
                              Siddha
                              Traditional chinese medicine
                              Traditional chinese medicine
                              Sowa-Rigpa
                              Sowa-Rigpa
                              System Of Medicines Used In

                              Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Sowa-Rigpa, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                              FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=152
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                                Tender shoots and young leaves are used as vegetable and available through out the year. mature stems are piled, cut into small pieces and cooked as vegetable especially with small fishes
                                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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                                  Medicinal
                                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                                    Leaves and tender stems are cooked and eaten. This spinach is believed to be excellent for people suffering from calcium deficiency.
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                                      Folklore
                                      Indigenous Information: The leaves are cooked and eaten.
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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=152
                                        1. Amaranthus spinosus L., Sp. Pl. 991. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 718. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1170(819). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 243. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 330. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 313. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 378. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 226. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 335. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 668. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 387. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 377. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 295. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 369. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 561. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 258. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 255. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 541. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 407. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 594. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 671. 2009.
                                        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=152
                                        2. Amaranthus spinosus L., Sp. Pl. 991. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 718. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1170(819). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 243. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 330. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 313. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 378. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 226. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 335. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 668. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 387. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 377. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 295. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 369. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 561. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 258. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 255. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 541. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 407. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 594. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 671. 2009.

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                                        📚 Meta data
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                                        🐾 Taxonomy
                                        RootRoot
                                        KingdomPlantae
                                        PhylumTracheophyta
                                        ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                        OrderCaryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                                        FamilyAmaranthaceae
                                        GenusAmaranthus
                                        SpeciesAmaranthus spinosus L.
                                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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