Aginbuti / Monarch Redstem
Ammannia baccifera
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ammannia baccifera
- Genus
- Ammannia
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Paddy fields and wetlands
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, Himalayas, India to China, Malaysia, Australia
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Lythraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- अग्नि बूटी Aginbuti, बन मिरिच Ban mirich, दादमारी Dadmari
- Bengali
- বনমরিচ banmarich
- Tamil
- கல்லுருவி kal-l-uruvi, நீர்மேல் நெருப்பு
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಗಿಡ kaadugida, ಅಗ್ನಿವೇಂದ್ರಪಾಕು Agnivendrapaaku, ಕಲ್ಲುರಿವೆ Kallurive
- Malayalam
- kallur vanchi, nirumelneruppu, കല്ലുരുവി
- Marathi
- अगीनबुटी aginbuti, भरजांभूळ bharajambhula, दादमारी dadmari
About Aginbuti
Monarch Redstem (Ammannia baccifera) is a herb belonging to the Lythraceae family (Loosestrife/Henna family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, axillary/raceme flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is typically found in paddy fields and wetlands. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, Himalayas, India to China, Malaysia, Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Aginbuti belongs to the Lythraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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