Jungali Chaulayi / Slender Amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Also known as Wild Amaranth
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Amaranthus viridis
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cutivated
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Telangana
- 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
- जंगली चौलाई Jungali chaulayi
- Nepali
- लट्टे साग Latte saag, लुण्डे Lunde, लुँडे साग Lunde saag
- Bengali
- বন নটে Ban note
- Tamil
- குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை Kulla-T-Tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை Kuppai-k-kirai, முளைக்கீரை
- Telugu
- చిలక తోటకూర Chilaka-thotakoora, చిలక తోటకూర, అమరాంథస్ విరిడిస్
- Kannada
- ದಗ್ಗಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Daggi soppu, ಕೀರೆಸೊಪ್ಪು Keere soppu, ಸಣ್ಣಹಱಿವೆ
- Malayalam
- ചെറുച്ചീര Cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര Kuppacheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര
- Marathi
- लहान माठ Lahan math, माठ Math, उनाडभाजी Unadabhaji
About Jungali Chaulayi
Slender Amaranth (Amaranthus viridis) 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 cutivated. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Jungali Chaulayi belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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