Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Allmania nodiflora

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

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 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 ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - throughout tropical Asia from India and Sri Lanka, southern China to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines

HabitatOften 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 ].