Scientific Name: Amaranthus viridis L.
Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth Family)
Vernacular name: Kuppacheera,
Kuppakeera (Malayalam)
Tribal name: Kuppa
cheera (Paniya, Kuruma); Valakeerai (Kattunaikka),
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Roadsides, waste
places, fallow fields
Distribution: Pantropical
Tribal consumers:
Paniya, Kattunaikka, Kuruma
Parts Used:
Whole plant (After Cooking)
Seasonal Availability:
Throughout the year
Key identification features: Herbs
with green or occasionally reddish stems, glabrous throughout. Leaves
alternate, ovate, with an acute apex and truncate base. Flowers unisexual,
densely arranged in terminal and axillary interrupted spikes. Tepals obovate,
stamens 3, and styles free. Fruits ovoid achenes, with shining dark brown
seeds.
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