Putkanda / Ox Knee
Achyranthes bidentata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Achyranthes bidentata
- Genus
- Achyranthes
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Indo-Malaysia, East-Asia, Australia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Amaranthaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Putkanda
- Nepali
- दतिवन् datiwan, रातो अपमार्ग ratoapamarga
- Tamil
- நாயுருவி nayuruvi
- Kannada
- kaadu uttharaani
- Malayalam
- പെരുംകടലാടി perumkadalaadi, പെരുംകടലാടി
- Marathi
- आघाडा AghaDa
About Putkanda
Ox Knee (Achyranthes bidentata) is a herb belonging to the Amaranthaceae family (Amaranth family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, spike/panicle flower clusters, utricle/achene fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across India, Indo-Malaysia, East-Asia, Australia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Putkanda belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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