Family: Amaranthaceae
Synonym: Achyranthes bettzickiana (Regel) Standl., Telanthera bettzickiana Regel
Vernacular name: Red Calico Plant
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Degraded deciduous forests and wastelands
Distribution: India, Tropical America
Flowering and Fruiting: October-February
Key identification features: These perennial herbs have leaves that are opposite. They can be narrowly elliptic, broadly elliptic, oblanceolate, or rhomboid-ovate in shape. The tepals are white. The inner two tepals are slightly shorter and usually have one to two veins. Additionally, the pseudo-staminodes are as long as the filaments.
Uses: The cooked vegetable is given to anaemic children in order to improve their health.
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