Pan India Bouquets

Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.

Family : Amaranthaceae
(AMARANTH FAMILY)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
Basionym : Iresine javanica Burm.f.
Synonym(s) : Aerva tomentosa Forssk.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.
Common name : Desert Cotton, Kapok bush, Pillow-weed, snow bush
Vernacular name : safed bui (Hindi)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Common in watse places and unused ground near fields and the hilly tracts
Comments / notes : The Female Plants are very common but the male are extremely rare.leaves are sweet -
Key identification features : Bractsand bracteoles rounded, green with white margin. Flowers densely wolly oblong or linear spikes. Seeds dark brown polished
Native : Africa to Myanmar
World Distribution : India , ceylon, Burma, Baluchistan, Arabia, Tropical Africa and Cape de Verde Islands
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Parker R.N. (1973). A Forest Flora for the Punjab with Hazara & Delhi: 144; Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 294
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Aerva javanica. Downloaded on 29 November 2020.