About Crab's eye
Sphenoclea zeylanica, called chickenspike, gooseweed, and wedgewort, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Sphenoclea, native to Africa, Madagascar, tropical and subtropical Asia, and Australia. It is widely introduced in the New World tropics and subtopics from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Its young leaves are edible and are occasionally eaten, perhaps with a light boiling. A common weed of rice paddies, it can cause yield losses from 25 to 50%.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sphenoclea zeylanica
- Genus
- Sphenoclea
- Family
- SPHENOCLEACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Central Asia, Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, South-east China to Myanmar, Malaysia, Taiwan
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പൊങ്ങത്തി
Sphenocleaceae
Goose Weed Family
Crab's eye belongs to the Sphenocleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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