Kanta Chaulai / Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Also known as Prickly Amaranth
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Amaranthus spinosus
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungle, waste places
- Native to
- Presumed as of American origin
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
- 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
- कांटा चौलाई Kanta chaulai, kanta chaulai, kante math
- Nepali
- बन लुँडे Ban lunde, बन्दनी Bandanee, काँडे लुँडे Kaande lunde
- Bengali
- কাঁটানটিয়া Kantanutiya, কাঁটানটে
- Tamil
- முள்ளுக்கீரை Mullu-k-kirai, முட்கீரை Mut-kirai, முள்ளுக்கீரை
- Telugu
- ముళ్ల తోటకూర Mullu thotakura, నల్ల దొగ్గలి తోటకూర Nalla doggali thotakura, ముళ్ళ తోటకూర
- Kannada
- ಮುಳ್ಳುದಂಟು Mullu dantu, ಮುಳ್ಳುಹಱುವೆ, ಮುಳ್ಳುಹರಿವೆ Mullu harive
- Malayalam
- മുള്ളൻ ചീര Mullan cheera, മുള്ളൻ ചീര
- Marathi
- कांटे भाजी Kante bhaji, कांटे माठ Kante math, तांदुळजा Tandulaja
About Kanta Chaulai
Spiny Amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus) 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 typically found in scrub jungle, waste places. Native to Presumed as of American origin, it is distributed across Cosmopolitan. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Kanta Chaulai belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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