Alternanthera ficoidea
Alternanthera ficoidea
Herb Key identification features : Decumbentoutdoor
About Alternanthera ficoidea
Alternanthera ficoidea, also known as Joseph's coat, Parrot leaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to the Caribbean and South America and occurs elsewhere in the tropics as an introduced species. It is considered invasive in Palau, the Philippines and Australia (Queensland). Propagation occurs via seeds.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alternanthera ficoidea
- Genus
- Alternanthera
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb Key identification features : Decumbent
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced in India
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- रेशमकाथा Reshamkatha
- Bengali
- নানথি শাক Nanthi shak, পলতে কেশুত Palte keshut, সলতে কেশুত Salte keshut
- Tamil
- சீமை பொன்னாங்கண்ணி Seemai ponnankanni
- Telugu
- అడవి పున్నాగంటె అలము Adavi punnaganti aalamu
- Kannada
- ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಷಿ Matsyakshi
- Malayalam
- പൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി Ponnaankanni
- Marathi
- कुसळ Kusal
Botanical family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Alternanthera ficoidea belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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