About False Amaranth
Digera muricata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Digera. It is an annual native to parts of Africa and Asia, ranging from Egypt to Tanzania in eastern Africa, and to Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan, the Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, southeastern China, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Digera muricata
- Genus
- Digera
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
False Amaranth belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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