Ammannia multiflora
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Jerry-jerry
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
Seed - cooked. It is usually ground into a powder and used in making a cake. The tiny seeds are around 0.2mm long, contained in a red-brown or red-wine coloured capsule that is around 1.5mm in diameter.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in warmer places. It grows in sandy and alluvial soil. It is often along watercourses and near lakes. In Pakistan it grows up to 1,800 m altitude.
Africa, Asia, Australia, China, Himalayas, India, Korea, Madagascar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan,
How to Identify
A herb. It is erect and grows each year from seed. It grows 10-60 cm high. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. They are 3-40 mm long by 1-6 mm wide. The flowers are in groups of 3 or more. The flowers are red, pink and white.
How to Grow
Ammannia multiflora is native of tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia and Australia, where it is often found as a weed of cultivated land, especially ricefields. It has spread as a weed of rice into warm temperate regions of Asia. The plant is a weed of cultivated land, especially rice fields.
Medicinal Uses
None known.
Other Uses
None known.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Ammannia multiflora, commonly known as many-flower ammannia and jerry-jerry in Victoria, is a species in the family Lythraceae. It is widespread in Asia, tropical and sub-tropical Africa and Australia. It can be found in shallow water and damp heavy soils.
Notes
There are 30 Ammania species. They grow in the tropics and subtropics.
Names & Synonyms
Bongonimbary, Rongombary, Taboronjazalahy
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