Inkweed
Phytolacca octandra
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- June-August
How to identify Inkweed
Identify Inkweed 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Clusters of small dark purple berries.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Phytolaccaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Inkweed.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phytolacca octandra
- Genus
- Phytolacca
- Family
- Phytolaccaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Widely spread in many Tropical countries
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-August
About Inkweed
A member of the Phytolaccaceae family, Inkweed (Phytolacca octandra) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in degraded deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to August.
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed Family
Inkweed belongs to the Phytolaccaceae family.
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