Khari Lani Sag / Common Indian Salt Wort
Suaeda maritima
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Suaeda maritima
- Genus
- Suaeda
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Sea coasts
- Habitat type
- Coastal
- Distribution
- India, Europe, N.Africa, Australia, A.America
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Chenopodiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Chenopodiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- खारी लनी साग Khari Lani Sag
- Bengali
- গেরুয়া শাক Gerua Shak
- Tamil
- கீரி Kiri, நரி உமரி Nari Umari, நீருமரி Nir-Umari
- Marathi
- मोरस Moras
About Khari Lani Sag
Common Indian Salt Wort (Suaeda maritima) is an undershrub belonging to the Chenopodiaceae family (Goosefoot Family). It is typically found in sea coasts. It occurs across India, Europe, N.Africa, Australia, A.America. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Chenopodiaceae
Goosefoot Family
Khari Lani Sag belongs to the Chenopodiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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