Alternanthera sessilis - Sessile Joyweed

❏ Binomial Name : Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.

❏ Synonym : Alternanthera triandra,Gomphrena sessilis

❏ Family : Amaranthaceae

❏ Common Name : Sessile Joyweed, Dwarf copperleaf, Joyweed 

❏ Tamil Name : Poonnankannikeerai,Ponnanganni

❏ Hindi Name : Garundi, Guroo 

❏ IUCN status: Least Concern

Alternanthera sessilis Botanical Description

Decumbent herbs, stem glabrous. Leaves 3-4 x 1 cm, elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, apex obtuse, base attenuate into a petiole, crenate, glabrous. Spike 7-12 x 5 mm, sessile, solitary or 2-3 together; bracts and bracteoles similar, 1 mm long, broadly ovate, acute, glabrous. Flowers yellowish red; tepals equal, 2.5 x 1.5 mm, ovate, acute, glabrous, 3-nerved at base; stamens 3. Achenes 2 x 2 mm, obovoid, emarginate at apex; seed orbicular, compressed, brown. Fl. &Fr.: Throughout the year

Alternanthera sessilis Medicinal uses

The leaves and young shoots are cooked and used as a vegetable. Medicinal qualities of the leaves are believed to be many; highly recommended for breast-feeding mothers as it increases lactation.

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