Khari-Buti
Zaleya decandra
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-April
How to identify Khari-Buti
Identify Khari-Buti by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Ten stamens per flower.
- Confirm leaf shape: Round, fleshy.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Aizoaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Khari-Buti.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Round, fleshyrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Khari-Buti itself; the rest are typical of the Aizoaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Aizoaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- khari-buti
- Tamil
- charanai
- Kannada
- bilee komme, bilikomme, gaija soppu
About Khari-Buti
A member of the Aizoaceae family, Zaleya decandra is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Khari-Buti belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
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