Saturday, 4 January 2025

Cryptocoryne retrospiralis (Roxb.) Kunth

 


Scientific Name: Cryptocoryne retrospiralis (Roxb.) Kunth

Family:  Araceae (Arum Family)

Vernacular name: Buffalo spinach (English)

Tribal name: Panchi thalu (Paniya)

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Wetlands

Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Indo-China

Tribal consumers: Paniya

Parts Used: Whole plant (After cooking)

Seasonal Availability: October-April

Key identification features: Stoloniferous marshy herbs with linear-oblong, glabrous leaves. Flowers small, with a slender peduncle and spirally twisted spathe. Female flowers in whorls with connate ovaries; male flowers in globose clusters. Plant has 1 or 2 stamens.

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