Chhaya / Mountain Knotgrass
Ouret lanata
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ouret lanata
- Genus
- Ouret
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Punjab, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The often stalkless leaves are alternate, oval and 0.5 to 1.5 in (13 to 38 mm) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chhaya itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- ছায়া Chaya
- Dogri
- ढुई बुई Dhui Bui
- Gujarati
- ગોરખગાંજો Gorakhaganjo, કપુરી મધુરી Kapuri Madhuri
- Hindi
- छाया Chhaya, गोरखबूटी Gorakhbuti, गोरखगांजा Gorakhganja, कपूरीजड़ी Kapurijadi, खली Khali, खरी Khari
- Kachchhi
- ગોરખડી Gorakhdi, સની બૂર Sani Bour
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Bili Hindi Soppu
- Konkani
- तांडलो Tandlo
- Malayalam
- ചെറൂള Cheroola, ചെറുപൂള Cherupoola
- Manipuri
- ꯅꯥꯄꯤ Napi
- Marathi
- कपूरीमधूरी Kapurimadhuri, कापूरमाधुरी Kapurmadhuri
- Odia
- ପାଉଁଶିଆ Paunsia
- Punjabi
- ਬੂਈ ਕਾਲਟਨ Bui-Kaltan
- Rajasthani
- छोटी बुई Chhoti Bui, गोरखा बुन्दी Gorkha Bundi, काळी बूई Kali Bui
- Sanskrit
- अश्मःभेदः Ashmahabhedah, भद्र Bhadra, गोरक्षगञ्जा Gorakshaganja, पाषाणभेद Pashanabheda, शतकभेदी Shatakabhedi
- Santali
- ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱱ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ Lopon Arak
- Tamil
- சிறுபூளை Ciru-Pulai, உழிஞை Ulinai
- Telugu
- కొండపిండి Kondapindi, పిండిదొండ Pindidonda
- Tulu
- ಪಾಷಾಣಭೇದಿ Pashanabhedi
- Urdu
- کهلي Khali, کهري Khari
About Chhaya
Mountain knotgrass (Ouret lanata) belongs to the Amaranthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and 12 other states.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten and long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
In culture
It is treated as sacred and appears in worship.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Chhaya belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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