About Polpola
Ouret lanata (synonym Aerva lanata), the mountain knotgrass, is a woody, prostrate or succulent, perennial herb in the family Amaranthaceae, native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. It has been included as occurring in Australia by the US government, but it is not recognised as occurring in Australia by any Australian state herbarium or Plants of the World Online. The plant sometimes flowers in the first year. Ouret lanata is a common weed which grows wild everywhere in the plains of India. The root has a camphor-like aroma. The dried flowers which look like soft spikes, are sold under the commercial names Buikallan and Boor. It is one of the plants included in Dasapushpam, the ten sacred flowers of Kerala.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aerva lanata
- Genus
- Aerva
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பூளை
- Telugu
- పిండిదొండ
- Malayalam
- ചെറൂള, ബലിപ്പൂവ്, Aerva Lanata
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Polpola belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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