monarch redstem

Ammannia baccifera

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About monarch redstem

Ammannia baccifera, also known as the monarch redstem or blistering ammannia is a species in the family Lythraceae. It is widespread in the tropical regions of Asia, America and Africa. It has been naturalized in Spain. It is annual and herbaceous, and can be found in marshes, swamps, rice fields and water courses at low elevations. It is considered endangered in Israel, but because it is widespread and common elsewhere, the IUCN considers it to be 'Least Concern'. The plant Ammannia baccifera Linn. is erect, branched, smooth, slender, annual, more or less purplish herb 10 to 50 centimeters in height. The stems are somewhat 4-angled.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Ammannia baccifera
Genus: Ammannia
Family: LYTHRACEAE
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Paddy fields and wetlands
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, Himalayas, India to China, Malaysia, Australia
Flowering & fruiting: September-April
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

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

Botanical family

Lythraceae

Loosestrife/Henna family

monarch redstem belongs to the Lythraceae family.

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