Allmania nodiflora
(L.) R.Br. ex Wight
Amaranthaceae
Achyranthes mucronata Moq.
Achyranthes nodiflora (Willd.) Roxb.
Allmania albida (Willd.) R.Br. ex Hook.f.
Allmania aspera (Roth) Wight
Allmania dichotoma (B.Heyne ex Roth) Wight
Allmania longipedunculata (Trimen) Gamble
Allmania procumbens Wight ex Hook.f.
Belutta peduncularis Raf.
Belutta sessilis Raf.
Celosia albida Willd.
Celosia aspera Roth
Celosia dichotoma B.Heyne ex Roth
Celosia mucronata Moq.
Celosia nodiflora L.
Celosia pallida Moq.
Chamissoa albida Mart.
Chamissoa angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.
Chamissoa aspera Wight
Chamissoa brownii Steud.
Chamissoa dichotoma Moq.
Chamissoa esculenta Moq.
Chamissoa javanica Hassk.
Chamissoa nodiflora Mart.
Chamissoa pyramidalis Moq.
Common Name:
General Information
Allmania nodiflora is an erect or ascending, annual plant that branches from near the base; it can grow 10 - 80cm tall[
372- Title
- Flowers of India
- Publication
-
- Author
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- Website
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Often used as a vegetable in Sri Lanka, where it is sold in local markets[
1401- Title
- Vitamin C content of commonly eaten green leafy vegetables in fresh and under different storage conditions
- Publication
- Tropical Plant Research 2(3): 240-245, 2015
- Author
- Umaramani M. & Sivakanesan R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
- 2349 - 1183
- Description
-
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
Range
E. Asia - throughout tropical Asia from India and Sri Lanka, southern China to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines
Habitat
Often a rather common weed on light, especially sandy soils, sandy shores, fields, roadsides and dunes; at elevations up to 100 metres, occasionally higher[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Grows best in a light soil and a sunny position[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
A very variable species, it has in the past been treated as several distinct species, but all forms grade into one another and are best treated as one[
455- Title
- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
- Publication
-
- Author
- Humbert H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
- Year
- 1946 - 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
455- Title
- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
- Publication
-
- Author
- Humbert H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
- Year
- 1946 - 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
,
1401- Title
- Vitamin C content of commonly eaten green leafy vegetables in fresh and under different storage conditions
- Publication
- Tropical Plant Research 2(3): 240-245, 2015
- Author
- Umaramani M. & Sivakanesan R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
- 2349 - 1183
- Description
-
].
Leaves and young shoots. They are cut into small pieces and cooked with salt and chilli, and garnished with mustard seeds, curry leaves and onions in oil[
1811- Title
- Wild edible plants traditionally used by the tribes in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Keala, India
- Publication
- Natural Product Radiance, Vol 6(1), 2007, pp. 74-80
- Author
- Yesodharan K. & Sujana K.A.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
The ripe fruits are used to treat constipation and dysentery[
1402- Title
- Ethnomedicinal Uses of Plants in the Plains Area of the Tirunelveli-District, Tamilnadu, India
- Publication
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 1198-1205. 2008
- Author
- Vanila, D., Ghanthikumar, S. and Manickam, V.S.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The leaves are febrifuge[
1402- Title
- Ethnomedicinal Uses of Plants in the Plains Area of the Tirunelveli-District, Tamilnadu, India
- Publication
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 1198-1205. 2008
- Author
- Vanila, D., Ghanthikumar, S. and Manickam, V.S.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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