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Taxon:
Digera muricata
(L.) Mart.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Digera
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
423382
Place of publication:
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 13:285. 1826
Verified:
05/31/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Achyranthes muricata
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Digera arvensis
Forssk.
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Reference(s)
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope.
1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Pullaiah, T. et al.
1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Yemen
Socotra
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Jawa
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Maluku
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Sulawesi
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
s.w.
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Somalia
,
Yemen
[Socotra]
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
,
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Iran
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Pakistan
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Sulawesi, Jawa, Maluku],
Malaysia
Cultivated
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
(s.w.)
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
vegetable
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Medicines
folklore
Parrotta, J. A.
2001. Healing plants of peninsular India CABI International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.
Name
References