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Alternanthera sessilis

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al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh — alternating anther … Dave’s Botanary
SES-sil-iss — Latin: low, sitting; fixed, attached … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: dwarf copperleaf, joyweed, sessile joyweed, stalkless joyweed • Ahom: মাটিকাদুৰি matikaduri • Assamese: নেওঠনীয়া শাক neuthoniya shak, মাটিকাদুৰি matikaduri • Bengali: গোলসাঁচি golsanchi, মাটি কন্দুরি mati kanduri, সাঁচিশাক sanchishak • Bodo: दावस्रि आथिं daosri athing, ha galdab • Garhwali: घंडुग्ली ghandugli • Gujarati: જલજાંબવો jalaambavo, પાણીની ભાજી paanini bhaji • Haryanvi: कांटे वाली सांठी kante wali santhi • Hindi: गरूण्डी garundi, गूधड़ीसाग gudrisag, गुड़रू gurroo, लोहमारक loh-marak, सरन्ती साग saranti saag • Kachchhi: જર ભાજી jar bhaji, જર ભંગરો jar bhangaro • Kannada: ಹೊನಗೊನೆ honagone • Karbi: উটোকৰেং utokreng • Konkani: कोयपा koypa • Malayalam: കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa, പൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി ponnaankanni • Manipuri: ꯐꯛꯆꯦꯠ phakchet • Marathi: बेचकुसळ bechkusal, कांचरी kanchari • Mizo: ngha-te-ril • Mundari: yundru ara • Nepali: आँख्ले झार aankhe jhaar, भाले भृंगराज bhaale bhringaraaj, भिरिंगी झार bhiringi jhaar, बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, दुबे झार dube jhaar, जिब्रे पाते jibre paate, सरौंची saraunchi • Nyishi: oing • Odia: ଲୋହ ମାରକ loha maraka, ମଦରଙ୍ଗା madaranga, ସିତ ବାର sita bara, ଶିତସାର shita sara, ଶିତ ଶାକ shita shaka • Pahari: भांगरु bhangru • Rajasthani: भाजी bhaji • Sanskrit: लोहमारक lohamaraka, लोणिका lonika, मत्स्याक्षी matsyakshi, मीनाक्षी minakshi, पत्त्रक pattraka, पत्तूर pattura, शालाञ्जि shalanji, सितसारक sitasaraka • Santali: ᱜᱟᱹᱨᱩᱰᱤ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ garundi arak • Tangkhul: phakchek • Tamil: பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni, உடுகாட்டி utu-katti • Telugu: మదనగంటి madanaganti, పొన్నగంటికూర ponna-gantikura • Tibetan: tsha la pi pa la • Tulu: ಪೊನ್ನಾಂಕಣ್ಣಿ ponnaamkanni, ವಣಂಙನ vanannana
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/alternanthera-sessilis-l-dc.html
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Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
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Perennial herb with creeping to ascensing stems, often tinged purple, hairy at nodes; leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-oblong, up to 8 cm long, glabrous or pilose; flowers in sessile axillary heads, initially globose, later elongating; bracts ovate-lanceolate, shorter than tepals; tepals white, ovate, 2-3 mm long, 1-veined; stamens 3, filaments connate; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire, apex acuminate; utricle dark brown.
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Alternanthera sessilis:
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC.
From Solankur, Radhanagari, Kolhapur.
On 27/04/2009
Common plant of wet places in allover district.

– Yes it is. Here are mine from Delhi. It is a plant of wet places.

– Yes this is Alternanthera sessilis Also very common in Balaghat, Seoni, Chhindwara and Jabalpur etc.

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Alternanthera sessilis from Tikkar Tak Lake, Morni, Haryana:
Alternanthera sessilis from Tikkar Tak Lake, Morni, Haryana. Found in moist places, photographed along banks of the lake.

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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. from Delhi and Morni:
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC., Cat. pl. horti monsp. 77. 1813

Syn: Gomphrena sessilis L. ; Alternanthera denticulata R. Br.
Perennial herb with creeping to ascensing stems, often tinged purple, hairy at nodes; leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-oblong, up to 8 cm long, glabrous or pilose; flowers in sessile axillary heads, initially globose, later elongating; bracts ovate-lanceolate, shorter than tepals; tepals white, ovate, 2-3 mm long, 1-veined; stamens 3, filaments connate; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire, apex acuminate; utricle dark brown.
Photographed from Delhi and Tikkar Tal lake, Morni
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Alternanthera pungens: Alternanthera pungens
Khaki weeds
At Phansad WLS , Maharashtra
10Apr,2011

This I think is not A. pungens rather A. ficoides, which shows a lot of variability. A. pungens is a prostrate plant, often forming patches characterised by nearly rounded leaves narrowed towards base and the flowers have perianth with sharp spiny tips. I am uploading it separately

Alternanthera sessilis for sure.

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Flora of Haryana : Alternanthera sp from Pujam Karnal Haryana:
Alternanthera sp from Pujam Karnal Haryana
This wild small spreading herb about 20 cm high was shot from Pujam Karnal Haryana (230 mts)
my guess is Alternanthera sessilis or pungens
pls validate/id

I think A. sessilis is the right choice.

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Alternanthera ID2 from Hooghly 21/10/12 sk2:

Could this be Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.?
Species : Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.?
H & H : wild herb in uncultivated field; less than a feet high
Date : 24/9/12, 10.05 a.m.
Place : Hooghly
sites :

I think yes

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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week:: BS02: Alternanthera sessilis from Lohari Panipat Haryana:
Alternanthera sessilis from Lohari Panipat Haryana
wild common weed

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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week : sk-02 : Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.:

This seems to be the same Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. as in http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.Alternanthera+sessilis+(L.)+R.BR.EX+DC.

Yes … Very good photographs.

Yes linear sessile leaves

 

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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: Alternathera for ID SMP8:
Not able to identify this Alternanthera….
Seen growing wild in a bungalow garden

It looks like A. sessilis to me.

Yes it resemble to A.sessilis. This species has high variability in leaves. It may have green or coppery leaves, it may have elliptic leaves or almost linear leaves. I have seen all these variations within Pantnagar itself. However; reproductive parts (flowers) need to be checked for confirmation.

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.
al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh — alternating anther … Dave’s Botanary
SES-sil-iss — from the Latin word, meaning low, sitting; fixed, attached … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: dwarf copperleaf, sessile joyweed, tangle mat • Assamese: মাটিকাঁদুৰি matikanduri • Hindi: गूधड़ीसाग gudrisag, लोहमारक loh-marak • Konkani: कोयपा koypa • Manipuri: phakchet • Marathi: बेचकुसळ bechkusal • Oriya: madrang • Sanskrit: मत्स्याक्षी matsyaakshi, मीनाक्षी minakshi • Tamil: பொன்னாங்காணி pon-n-an-kani, உடுகாட்டி utu-katti • Telugu: పొన్నగంటికూర ponna-gantikura
Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
References: Flowers of India • ENVIS – FRLHT • PIER • NPGS / GRIN • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
at Tableland, Panchagani on 24 AUG 10
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Alternanthera For ID : Pali,Maharashtra : 291013 : AK-1 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Seen growing wild in a field at Pali on 23/11/12.

A. sessilis….

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HP, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID :: ARKDEC-07 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5).
Requesting to please provide ID of this prostrate herb captured near the Kangra fort near Dharamshala, HP in October 2014.
Is this some Alternanthera species?

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.

Thanks … for the ID…. The A. sessilis that I have seen in Mumbai does not have the reddish tinge in the bracts/flowers. Is it a variety of A. sessilis?

Yes , Alternanthera sessilis.- A roadside weed

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help with plant identification : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)
I am hoping someone can help me identify the attached plant that I found in farmers fields in Bihar.
I thought it may be in the polygonaceae family, but I do not see a distinct ochria.
It has prostrate growth, and a clustered flower. I looked through all of the white and pink flower pictures on the flowers of india website, but could not figure it out

Alternanthera sp. (Amaranthaceae).

Yes, Alternanthera sessilis. A leaf vegetable, believed to be beneficial to eyes!

 

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SK288JAN01-2016:ID : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Location:Doleswor, Bhaktapur,Nepal 
Altitude: 4800 ft.
Date: 27 July 2013
Only one image.

Alternanthera sp. ……may be A. sessilis

Thank you …!
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. (accepted name)
Nepali Names : भिरिंगी झार Bhiringi Jhaar / आँख्ले झार AAnkhe Jhaar / भाले भृंगराज  Bhaale Bhringaraaj / बिसाउने झार Bisaaune Jhaar  / जिब्रे पाते Jibre Paate / दुबे झार Dube Jhaar 

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Herb Id from Bangladesh_SM_1431 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Flowering: January 
Habitat: Agriculture  bed
Habit: Herb

Alternanthera sessilis if not the fern.

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SK1006 11 MAR-g2018 : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Location: Kasara Resort Chitwan, Nepal
Altitude:  550 ft.
Date: 10 August 2014  
Habit : Wild

Gomphrena species.

Yes to me also appear close to images at Alternanthera sessilis

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Edible plant of Sri Lanka : 3 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
This subject is a bit marginal here but a Frenchman is struggling to identify everything that is proposed on its magnificent markets!
Photo taken on 21/02/2018 at the Central Market of Kandy-SriLanka
Thank you in advance for the name of this “salad”!
Please check for Alternanthera species.
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide.
Je remarque Alternanthera sessilis!
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Near DVC canal, Bhadreshwar, Hooghly, West Bengal: 15/12/2007; Sonepat, Haryana, 1st May 2009; Igatpuri region (20-09-09)?; Mhow, District Indore, Madhya Pradesh- Oct.’09?; Pench tiger reserve- 10-10-07; On 31/10/09 at Herbal Garden, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, A.P. ; Delhi- Nov’09?; 31-3-10 Lohari (Panipat); August 24, 2010: Tableland, Panchagani; 
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Herb for ID, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh NAW-AUG18-06 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Kindly identify this herb, growing on the edge of a small dammed water body in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, photographed in July 2018.

I hope this is Alternanthera sessilis…

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Need id of this plant growing near wetland : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Need id of this plant growing in marshy area near wetland
20 December 19
Mathura, U.P.

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ID: another alternanthera from a lake’s edge: 3 images- 1 high res.
Bhopal
1/12/2021

Alternanthera sessilis

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Amaranthaceae: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC.: 2 images.
synonyms: Alternanthera denticulata Wall., Alternanthera nodiflora R.Br., Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
location/date: (1) Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994; (2) Thirthahalli, Shimoga Distr., Karnataka, July 1997

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Check with Alternanthera sessilis.. !

I guess you are right

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SK 3952 08 April 2024 – Amaranthaceae: 5 very high res. images.

Location: Thecho, Lalitpur, Nepal
Date: 07 April 2024
Elevation: 1401m.

Habitat: Wild 
Alternanthera paronychioides A.St.-Hil. ??

It should be A. sessilis

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Names of Plants in India :: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.: 1 image.
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.

al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh — alternating anther … Dave’s Botanary
SES-sil-iss — Latin: low, sitting; fixed, attached … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: dwarf copperleaf, joyweed, sessile joyweed, stalkless joyweed • Ahom: মাটিকাদুৰি matikaduri • Assamese: নেওঠনীয়া শাক neuthoniya shak, মাটিকাদুৰি matikaduri • Bengali: গোলসাঁচি golsanchi, মাটি কন্দুরি mati kanduri, সাঁচিশাক sanchishak • Bodo: दावस्रि आथिं daosri athing, ha galdab • Garhwali: घंडुग्ली ghandugli • Gujarati: જલજાંબવો jalaambavo, પાણીની ભાજી paanini bhaji • Haryanvi: कांटे वाली सांठी kante wali santhi • Hindi: गरूण्डी garundi, गूधड़ीसाग gudrisag, गुड़रू gurroo, लोहमारक loh-marak, सरन्ती साग saranti saag • Kachchhi: જર ભાજી jar bhaji, જર ભંગરો jar bhangaro • Kannada: ಹೊನಗೊನೆ honagone • Karbi: উটোকৰেং utokreng • Konkani: कोयपा koypa • Malayalam: കൊഴുപ്പ koḻuppa, പൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി ponnaankanni • Manipuri: ꯐꯛꯆꯦꯠ phakchet • Marathi: बेचकुसळ bechkusal, कांचरी kanchari • Mizo: ngha-te-ril • Mundari: yundru ara • Nepali: आँख्ले झार aankhe jhaar, भाले भृंगराज bhaale bhringaraaj, भिरिंगी झार bhiringi jhaar, बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, दुबे झार dube jhaar, जिब्रे पाते jibre paate, सरौंची saraunchi • Nyishi: oing • Odia: ଲୋହ ମାରକ loha maraka, ମଦରଙ୍ଗା madaranga, ସିତ ବାର sita bara, ଶିତସାର shita sara, ଶିତ ଶାକ shita shaka • Pahari: भांगरु bhangru • Rajasthani: भाजी bhaji • Sanskrit: लोहमारक lohamaraka, लोणिका lonika, मत्स्याक्षी matsyakshi, मीनाक्षी minakshi, पत्त्रक pattraka, पत्तूर pattura, शालाञ्जि shalanji, सितसारक sitasaraka • Santali: ᱜᱟᱹᱨᱩᱰᱤ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ garundi arak • Tangkhul: phakchek • Tamil: பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni, உடுகாட்டி utu-katti • Telugu: మదనగంటి madanaganti, పొన్నగంటికూర ponna-gantikura • Tibetan: tsha la pi pa la • Tulu: ಪೊನ್ನಾಂಕಣ್ಣಿ ponnaamkanni, ವಣಂಙನ vanannanabotanical names: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. … homotypic synonyms: Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Besser • Gomphrena sessilis L. … heterotypic synonyms: Achyranthes triandra Roxb. … and much more at POWO, retrieved 05 November 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
dwarf copperleaf, joyweed, sessile joyweed, stalkless joyweed
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Assamese … mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) … other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
মাটিকাদুৰি matikaduri
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
নেওঠনীয়া শাক neuthoniya shak, মাটিকাদুৰি matikaduri (or মাটিগাদুৰি matigaduri)
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~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
গোলসাঁচি golsanchi, মাটি কন্দুরি mati kanduri, সাঁচিশাক sanchishak
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin … spoken in: Assam … other names for this language: Boro
दावस्रि आथिं daosri athing
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ha galdab
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) … spoken in: Uttarakhand
घंडुग्ली ghandugli
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
જલજાંબવો jalaambavo, પાણીની ભાજી paanini bhaji
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) … spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
कांटे वाली सांठी kante wali santhi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
गरूण्डी garundi
गूधड़ीसाग gudrisag
गुड़रू gurroo
लोहमारक loh-marak
सरन्ती साग saranti saag
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) … spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
જર ભાજી jar bhaji, જર ભંગરો jar bhangaro
  • Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768.
  • કચ્છ સ્વસ્થાન ની વનસ્પતિઓ ઠાકર જયકૃષ્ણ ઇન્દ્રજી 1926 [PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926]
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಹೊನಗೊನೆ honagone
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland … other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
উটোকৰেং utokreng
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कोयपा koypa
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കൊഴുപ്പ koḻuppa
പൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി ponnaankanni
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Manipur … other names for this language: Meetei
ꯐꯛꯆꯦꯠ phakchet
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
बेचकुसळ bechkusal
कांचरी kanchari
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Mizoram … other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
ngha-te-ril
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin … spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
yundru ara
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
आँख्ले झार aankhe jhaar, भाले भृंगराज bhaale bhringaraaj, भिरिंगी झार bhiringi jhaar, बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, दुबे झार dube jhaar, जिब्रे पाते jibre paate
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names … efloraofindia
सरौंची saraunchi
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam … spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe … other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
oing
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଲୋହ ମାରକ loha maraka, ମଦରଙ୍ଗା madaranga, ସିତ ବାର sita bara (or ସିତ ବାରକ sita baraka), ଶିତସାର shita sara (or ସିତ ସାରକ sita saraka), ଶିତ ଶାକ shita shaka
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) … variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
भांगरु bhangru
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan
भाजी bhaji
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars
लोहमारक lohamaraka, पत्त्रक pattraka, पत्तूर pattura, शालाञ्जि shalanji, सितसारक sitasaraka (or सितसार sitasara)
  • for Achyranthes triandra Roxb. … Learn Sanskrit – पठत संस्कृतम् – शब्दकोशः
लोणिका lonika, मत्स्याक्षी matsyakshi, मीनाक्षी minakshi
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman … spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱜᱟᱹᱨᱩᱰᱤ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ garundi arak
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni (or பொன்னாங்காணி ponnankanni), உடுகாட்டி utu-katti
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) … spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland … spoken by: Tangkhul people
phakchek
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
మదనగంటి madanaganti
పొన్నగంటికూర ponna-gantikura
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan … spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
tsha la pi pa la
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಪೊನ್ನಾಂಕಣ್ಣಿ ponnaamkanni
ವಣಂಙನ vanannana
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout mainland and her islands
~~~~~ Created on: 11:41 05-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:08 06-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
കൊഴുപ്പ means having mucus character and it is appropriate to Portulaca species.

The correct English spelling is kozhupa. The other name is correct.

Will shortly revise the English spelling of കൊഴുപ്പ to the corrected version; kozhupa.
I am going with Hermann Gundert’s “A Malayalam and English dictionary” which lists the name for Achyranthes triandra, synonym of Alternanthera sessilis. Sometimes the local folks use a name for more than one plant – perhaps for some kind of similarity among them..

after giving much thought to the spelling “kozhupa” I think it should be better written as “kozhuppa” … with double “pp”.

Corrected English spelling of one Malayalam name …

commonly known as: dwarf copperleaf, joyweed, sessile joyweed, stalkless joyweed • Ahom: মাটিকাদুৰি matikaduri • Assamese: নেওঠনীয়া শাক neuthoniya shak, মাটিকাদুৰি matikaduri • Bengali: গোলসাঁচি golsanchi, মাটি কন্দুরি mati kanduri, সাঁচিশাক sanchishak • Bodo: दावस्रि आथिं daosri athing, ha galdab • Garhwali: घंडुग्ली ghandugli • Gujarati: જલજાંબવો jalaambavo, પાણીની ભાજી paanini bhaji • Haryanvi: कांटे वाली सांठी kante wali santhi • Hindi: गरूण्डी garundi, गूधड़ीसाग gudrisag, गुड़रू gurroo, लोहमारक loh-marak, सरन्ती साग saranti saag • Kachchhi: જર ભાજી jar bhaji, જર ભંગરો jar bhangaro • Kannada: ಹೊನಗೊನೆ honagone • Karbi: উটোকৰেং utokreng • Konkani: कोयपा koypa • Malayalam: കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa, പൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി ponnaankanni • Manipuri: ꯐꯛꯆꯦꯠ phakchet • Marathi: बेचकुसळ bechkusal, कांचरी kanchari • Mizo: ngha-te-ril • Mundari: yundru ara • Nepali: आँख्ले झार aankhe jhaar, भाले भृंगराज bhaale bhringaraaj, भिरिंगी झार bhiringi jhaar, बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, दुबे झार dube jhaar, जिब्रे पाते jibre paate, सरौंची saraunchi • Nyishi: oing • Odia: ଲୋହ ମାରକ loha maraka, ମଦରଙ୍ଗା madaranga, ସିତ ବାର sita bara, ଶିତସାର shita sara, ଶିତ ଶାକ shita shaka • Pahari: भांगरु bhangru • Rajasthani: भाजी bhaji • Sanskrit: लोहमारक lohamaraka, लोणिका lonika, मत्स्याक्षी matsyakshi, मीनाक्षी minakshi, पत्त्रक pattraka, पत्तूर pattura, शालाञ्जि shalanji, सितसारक sitasaraka • Santali: ᱜᱟᱹᱨᱩᱰᱤ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ garundi arak • Tangkhul: phakchek • Tamil: பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni, உடுகாட்டி utu-katti • Telugu: మదనగంటి madanaganti, పొన్నగంటికూర ponna-gantikura • Tibetan: tsha la pi pa la • Tulu: ಪೊನ್ನಾಂಕಣ್ಣಿ ponnaamkanni, ವಣಂಙನ vanannana

Kozhuppa is more correct

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Alternanthera sessilis: 1 image.

Family: Amaranthaceae
Name: Sessile Joyweed
Species: Alternanthera sessilis
Date: Sep 11, 2025
Place: Bishangarh, Rajasthan 343042, India
Note: Near water body
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240726pkd2: Id pls collected from Ganjam Odisha on July 2026: 2 high res. images.

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. ??

Yes

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References:
Updated on August 25, 2026

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