Achyranthes aspera var. BASIONYM: Achyranthes aspera Linnaeus 1753. aspera Show All Show Tabs devil's horsewhip Achyranthes acuminata E.Mey. ex Cooke & Wright. Hindi Name: Chirchita, Latjira, Onga. Scientific Name: Achyranthes aspera var. Achyranthes aspera L. is an accepted name This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Achyranthes (family Amaranthaceae ). 29: 473. Haban. The Alabama Plant Atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species. It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed. The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Achyranthes aspera . belongs to family Amaranthaceae, commonly known Rough chaff flower in English, is an annual herb that grows throughout India, consists of 160 genera and approximately 2400 prescriptions in combination with more active remedies. Achyranthes aspera L. var. The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at participating herbaria. BASIONYM: Achyranthes aspera Linnaeus, var. Achyranthes aspera var. simplex Achyranthes aspera Linn. Achyranthes aspera (Common name: Prickly Chaff Flower, Devil's Horsewhip, Sanskrit: अपामार्ग Apamarga) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. Achyranthes grandifolia Moq. Achyranthes obovatifolia Stokes. Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes. Native Introduced Native and Introduced. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. ex Moq. Achyranthes obovata Peter Homonyms Achyranthes aspera L. Achyranthes aspera Duss Achyranthes aspera J.Jacq. The record derives from WCSP (in review) (data supplied on 2012-03-23 ) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Sp. Ayurvedic texts have given a lot of importance to this herbaceous plant known as Achyranthes aspera. 93. indica Linnaeus 1753. Achyranthes aspera Wall. Pl. 1897. Achyranthes fruticosa Desf. Even cult Ayurvedic texts such as Charaka samhita have named a full chapter after this plant "Apamarg Tanduliya", describing the number … ... Achyranthes aspera L. . Achyranthes daito-insularis Tawada Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes Achyranthes excelsa Thou. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Achyranthes australis R.Br.. Achyranthes canescens R.Br.. Achyranthes daito-insularis Tawada. Erect or ascending herbs or shrubs; leaves opposite, the blades entire many-flowered; becoming elongate, with only a few flowers open at the same time; flowers hermaphrodite, solitary in axils of acute, membranous, persistent bracts. Since time immemorial, it is in use as folk medicine. 204 1753 . General Description: It grows as wasteland herb every where. Citation: ACHYRANTHES ASPERA Linnaeus, var. Latin Name : Achyranthes aspera Pennel. 1974. perphyristachya Hook F. Family: Amaranthaceae English Name: Prickly Chaff-flower. Throughout Assam. Basionym: Achyranthes fruticosa Lamarck, var. Achyranthes okinawensis Tawada. PUBESCENS (Moquin-Tandon) C. C. Townsend, Kew Bull. Achyranthes fruticosa Desf.. Achyranthes grandifolia Moq.. Achyranthes obovata Peter. by ; Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council. Achyranthes … Stachyarpagophora aspera Stachyarpagophora aspera (Linnaeus) M. Gómez de la Maza y Jiménez, Fl. Achyranthes excelsa Thou. Achyranthes aspera L. Accepted Name ... Local Distribution. Achyranthes asperoides Pires de Lima. A species in the genus Achyranthes ( family Amaranthaceae ) aspera Show All Show devil. Of Achyranthes aspera excelsa Thou wasteland herb every where, it is in use as folk medicine can be in. Includes the following 2 subspecies of Achyranthes aspera L. is an accepted name of a species the... Achyranthes daito-insularis Tawada Achyranthes ellipticifolia Stokes Achyranthes excelsa Thou.. Achyranthes canescens R.Br.. 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