Indo-China Knotgrass
Trichurus monsoniae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- October-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Trichurus monsoniae
- Genus
- Trichurus
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Coastal sandy areas and grasslands; on plains especially on the floor of scrub jungles to 500m in gravelly ground. Abundant in fallow fields
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Indo-China Knotgrass itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Indo-China Knotgrass
A member of the Amaranthaceae family, Indo-China Knotgrass (Trichurus monsoniae) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in coastal sandy areas and grasslands; on plains especially on the floor of scrub jungles to 500m in gravelly ground. Abundant in fallow fields. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Indo-China Knotgrass belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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