Chanchali / False Amaranth
Digera muricata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Digera muricata
- Genus
- Digera
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Telangana, 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
- चंचली Chanchali, लहसुआ Lahsuva, लटमहूरिया Latmahuria
- Bengali
- লতা মৌরী Lata mouri
- Tamil
- தொய்யாக்கீரை Toyya-k-kirai
- Telugu
- చెంచలిచెట్టు Chenchalicettu
- Kannada
- ಚೆಂಚಲಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Chenchalisoppu, ಗೊರಜೆಪಲ್ಲೆ Gorajepalle
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുചീര Kattucheera
- Marathi
- गेठण Getan, कुंजर Kunjar, तांदूळ कुंद्रा Taandul kundra
- Gujarati
- કણજરો
About Chanchali
False Amaranth (Digera muricata) 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 usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across Tropical Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Chanchali belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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