Family: Amaranthaceae
Synonym: Achyranthes prostrata L., Desmochaeta prostrata (L.) DC.
Vernacular name: Cherukadaladi, Chuvannakadaladi
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
Distribution: Pantropical
Flowering and Fruiting: September-April
Key identification features: Decumbent herbs with opposite rhomboid leaves and terminal slender spikes. Flowers grouped in threes to fives, with one perfect and others neuter. Stamens united into a membranous cup, and staminodes fimbriate.
Uses: Leafy vegetable. Aerial part decoction drunk as a treatment for cough. An infusion of the whole plant is taken as a remedy for fever and dysentery.
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