✿Aizoaceae · Zaleya

Khari-Buti

Zaleya decandra

HerboutdoorMedicinal

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Karnataka, Maharashtra
Flowering: September-April

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Zaleya decandra
Genus: Zaleya
Family: Aizoaceae
Habit: Herb
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Indo-Malaysia, Australia
Found in India: Karnataka, Maharashtra
Flowering & fruiting: September-April
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape: Round, fleshyrecorded

Typical of the family

Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed

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.

Botanical family

Aizoaceae

Carpet-Weed Family

Khari-Buti belongs to the Aizoaceae family.

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