Pinni / Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
- Found in India
- Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh & more
How to identify Pinni
Identify Pinni by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Cultivated leafy vegetable (spinach).
- Confirm leaf shape: Arrow-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In India, compare location records such as Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pinni.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spinacia oleracea
- Genus
- Spinacia
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Found in India
- Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Arrow-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pinni itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish“The flowers are small, green and wind pollinated.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pinni itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- pinni
- Tamil
- பசளி
- Telugu
- పాలకూర
About Pinni
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) belongs to the Amaranthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Pinni belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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