✿Phytolaccaceae · Petiveria
Guinea Hen Weed
Petiveria alliacea
UndershrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- June-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Petiveria alliacea
- Genus
- Petiveria
- Family
- Phytolaccaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Waste places
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Central America
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“Leaves are simple, alternate, pinnate in the first order and netted the second order.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“Leaves are simple, alternate, pinnate in the first order and netted the second order.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Guinea Hen Weed itself; the rest are typical of the Phytolaccaceae family.
About Guinea Hen Weed
A member of the Phytolaccaceae family, Guinea Hen Weed (Petiveria alliacea) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. It grows in waste places. Flowering and fruiting run from June to March.
Uses
It is used to deter insects.
Botanical family
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed Family
Guinea Hen Weed belongs to the Phytolaccaceae family.
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