✿Phytolaccaceae · Phytolacca
Inkweed
Phytolacca octandra
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- June-August
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.
Botanical family
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed Family
Inkweed belongs to the Phytolaccaceae family.
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