Lal baji PRODUCT NAME
Amaranthus lividus L. syn A. blitum L. syn A. gangeticus L. syn A. tricolor L SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Lal baji |
| Local Name: | Lal baji (Durva, Halbi); Vannatya (Hindi); Tandu kirai (Tamil); Tota kura (Telugu). |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
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| Product Description: | Herb up to 0.5m high, with grooved stems, the lower part of the stem being often leafless and ending in a terminal crown of leaves. Leaves ovate-acute, up to 9 x 6cm, mucronate at apex, shortly cuneate at base; petioles up to 10cm long, Flowers in terminal and axillary spikes or panicles, green, male and female flowers intermixed, bracts and bracteloes present. Tepals 3. Capsules compressed, exceeding the tepals. Seeds rouded. compressed, black |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Often cultivated |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets stems |
| Uses: | Tender leaves and stem eaten |
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| Partners: | IUCN |
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