Pan India Bouquets

Acroglochin persicarioides (Poir.) Moq.

Family : Chenopodiaceae
(Goosefoot Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALAK FAMILY (पालक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
Basionym : Amaranthus persicarioides Poir.
Synonym(s) : Acroglochin chenopodioides Schrad.; Acroglochin obtusifolia C.H.Blom; Acroglochin schraderiana Schult.f. ex Moq.; Amaranthus acroglochin Spreng.; Amaranthus cauliflorus Link; Amaranthus diandrus Spreng.; Blitanthus nepalensis Rchb.; Lecanocarpus cauliflorus (Link) Nees; Lecanocarpus nepalensis Nees; Boehmeria amarantus H.Lév.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acroglochin persicarioides (Poir.) Moq.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Among rocks, on waste grounds, forest margins, riversides, open hillsides, roadsides and near cultivations
Flower, Fruit : July-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to Central China and France
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 205
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Acroglochin persicarioides. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.