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Acroglochin persicarioides (Poir.) Moq.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Acroglochin

Characteristics

Plants erect, 30-80 cm tall. Stem usually solitary, ribbed, striate, obliquely branched in upper part. Petiole 2-4 cm; leaf blade ovate to narrowly so, 1.5-7(-8.5) × 0.4-5(-5.5) cm, base cuneate, margin irregularly lobed (lobes acutely serrate), entire on upper leaves, apex acute. Inflorescence borne in axils of almost all leaves, erect or oblique, compoundly dichasiumlike, 0.5-6 cm; ultimate branches needle-like with no flowers. Perianth ca. 1 mm in diam., 5-parted to near base; segments narrowly ovate to oblong, slightly keeled abaxially, margin membranous, apex obtuse or subacute. Stamen usually 1; anthers small, exserted in flower, without an appendage. Pyxidium subglobose, ca. 1.5 mm in diam.; style persistent; pericarp free from testa. Seed ca. 1 mm in diam., rim obtuse. Fl. and fr. Jul-Nov.
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A herb. It grows each year from seed. The leaves are alternate. There are irregular teeth around the edge. The seeds are 1 mm across.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.7
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests and along rivers.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

The leaves are eaten with oil and salt.
Uses fodder oil
Edible leaves
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Images

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Distribution

Acroglochin persicarioides world distribution map, present in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163313-1
WFO ID wfo-0000518686
COL ID 9MDN
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Synonyms

Acroglochin chenopodioides Acroglochin persicarioides Acroglochin schraderiana Blitanthus nepalensis Amaranthus acroglochin Amaranthus cauliflorus Amaranthus diandrus Amaranthus persicarioides Boehmeria amarantus Acroglochin persicarioides var. muliensis Acroglochin persicarioides var. multiflora
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