• Family : Polygonaceae
  (Buckwheat Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
• Basionym : Polygonum molle D. Don.
• Synonym(s) : Ampelygonum molle (D.Don) Roberty & Vautier
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Koenigia mollis (D.Don) T.M.Schust. & Reveal
• Common name : Thrumbula
• Vernacular name : Thothney (Nepali)
• Habit : Shrub
• Habitat : Warm and cool broad-leaved forest
• Comments / notes : Tender young shoots eaten as a vegetable and used in preparing condiments
• Flower, Fruit : May-November
• Distribution :
  • Sikkim : Gangtok district
• Native : East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Vietnam
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Introduced into Great Britain
• Literature : Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.1 (1): 156; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 342
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Aconogonon molle. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.

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