Achyranthes aspera var. indica L.

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Achyranthes > Achyranthes aspera

Characteristics

Stem densely white or yellow villous. Leaves obovate, 1.5-6.5 × 2-4 cm, densely hairy, base cuneate, margin undulate, apex obtuse, often with a mucro.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses magical plant medicinal ruderal plant spice tonic wild vegetable
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Marasmus (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Achyranthes aspera var. indica world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mexico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2469-2
WFO ID wfo-0000516186
COL ID 5LYB9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 631266
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Achyranthes obtusifolia Cadelaria indica Achyranthes indica Achyranthes aspera var. indica