Digera muricata - False Amaranth
❏ Binomial Name : Digera muricata (L.) Mart.
❏ Synonym : Achyranthes muricata,Digera arvensis,Digera forsskaolii
❏ Family : Amaranthaceae
❏ Common Name : False Amaranth
❏ Tamil Name : Kaatu Keerai
❏ Hindi Name : Latmahuria
❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Digera muricata Botanical Description
Profusely branched herbs. Leaves 4 x 3 cm, ovate, apex acute; petiole to 3 cm. Spikes axillary, to 9 cm; bracts 1.5 mm, ovate, scarious; bracteoles 2, 2 mm, ovate; tepals 5, outer 3 larger, 3 mm, ovate, scarious; stamens 5, basally connate, filaments 1.5 mm; anthers 0.2 mm; ovary 0.5 mm, obovoid. Utricle 2 mm, ovoid; seed one. Fl. &Fr.: December-July.
Digera muricata Medicinal uses
❀ The young leaves and stems are cooked with cereals and eaten.
❀ The seeds and flowers are used to treat urinary disorders