Jerry-Jerry
Ammannia multiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir & more
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Jerry-Jerry
Identify Jerry-Jerry by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lythraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jerry-Jerry.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ammannia multiflora
- Genus
- Ammannia
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas in dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- Africa, West Asia, Himalayas, China, Japan, India to Malaysia, Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are opposite, and without stalks (sessile).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jerry-Jerry itself; the rest are typical of the Lythraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The capsule is globular and from 1.5 to 2.5 mm in diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jerry-Jerry itself; the rest are typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Jerry-Jerry
A member of the Lythraceae family, Jerry-Jerry (Ammannia multiflora) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir and 3 other states. It grows in marshy areas in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Jerry-Jerry belongs to the Lythraceae family.
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