Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 1 1853. (syn. Achyranthes brachiata L.; Aerva brachiata (L.) Mart.; Aerva chenopodiifolia Bojer; Alternanthera brachiata Hort. ex Moq.; Amaranthus minutus Lesch. ex Moq.; Illecebrum brachiatum (L.) L.; Nothosaerua brachiata (L.) Baill.; Pseudanthus brachiatus (L.) Wight); , Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Sudan, South Sudan, Benin, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), +Mauritius, India (N- & peninsular India, Upper Gangetic Plains), Pakistan (Sind, Karachi, Pakistani Punjab, Lahore), Sri Lanka, Myanmar [Burma], Saudi Arabia, SE-Borneo, Maldives as per , noth-oh-SAY-er-va — from the Greek nothos (false); aerva (Latinized form of the Arabic name of a plant) … Dave’s Botanary brak-ee-AY-tuh — branched at right angles, arm-like … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: minute amaranth • Hindi: शिलाभेद shilabheda • Marathi: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Odia: moduranga • Rajasthani: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Sanskrit: पाषाणभेद pashanabheda • Tamil: சிறுபீளை sirupeelai • Telugu: పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot. , Profusely branched herbs, rootstocks woody. Leaves opposite, to 2.5 x 1 cm, elliptic or obovate, apex obtuse, base cuneate, membranous, glabrous; petiole indistinct. Spikes many, axillary, solitary or in clusters, white, to 5 mm; peduncles to 1 cm, bracts and bracteoles ovate, pubescent; tepals 4, 0.8 mm, ovate, pubescent outside; stamens 2, to 0.5 mm; ovary 0.5 mm, ovoid, style minute, stigma capitate. Utricle 0.5 mm, enclosed in perianth lobes, obovoid, membranous; seeds globose, chestnut brown, shining. Flowering and fruiting: November-January Dry deciduous forests Paleotropics (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) .
Nothosaerva brachiata for validation : Attachments (3). 8 posts by 5 authors. This small bushy herb seen today on the edge of a field. Is it Nothosaerva brachiata? Please validate. I think it is Aerva lanata (Amaranthaceae)… hope I am not wrong. Yes it is Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight Thank you … and …n for your replies. Thanks … for querying about this plant and thank you very much … for validating. I will need to correct my notes in flickr. It is Aerva sanguinolenta (Linn.) Blume I have a doubt that it is Aerva sanguinolenta. See if this illustration from FoC helps …
this one looks like Nothosaerva brachiata Yes …, thank you very much for validating this ID. I will need to revise my notes in flickr. All of my sightings are of Nothosaerva brachiata. Now keen to find and know Aerva lanata Aerva like plant from Amin Kurukshaetra (Haryana 260 MTS) for i d This was wild near a small water body. Inflorescence about 0.5 to 0.7 cm only, Leaves simple lanceolate shot on 06-10-11 Pl check it for Nothosaerva brachiata.       Mumbai, MH :: Amaranthaceae for ID :: ARK2019-108 : 8 posts by 4 authors. This plant was seen growing wild in Mumbai in December 2014. This looks like Aerva lanata. Requested to please confirm. Nothosaerva brachiata an amaranthaceae member Verified ? not yet I agree with … id as Nothosaerva brachiata as per images, details and references herein. . Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Nov 15, 2008 · JUN23 DV61: 4 images. Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Nov 15, 2008 · 12:59 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl Many thanks to Radha Veach for validating the ID at iNaturalist. . Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV108: 1 image. Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · 2:03 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl Many thanks to Radha Veach for validating the ID at iNaturalist. . Names of Plants in India :: Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight: 1 image. noth-oh-SAY-er-va — from the Greek nothos (false); aerva (Latinized form of the Arabic name of a plant) … Dave’s Botanary brak-ee-AY-tuh — branched at right angles, arm-like … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: minute amaranth • Hindi: शिलाभेद shilabheda • Marathi: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Odia: moduranga • Rajasthani: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Sanskrit: पाषाणभेद pashanabheda • Tamil: சிறுபீளையி seerupilai • Telugu: పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi botanical names: Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight … homotypic synonyms: Achyranthes brachiata L. • Aerva brachiata (L.) Mart. • Illecebrum brachiatum (L.) L. … and more at POWO, retrieved 18 Novembder 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India minute amaranth
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand शिलाभेद shilabheda
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands moduranga
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars पाषाणभेद pashanabheda
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands சிறுபீளையி seerupilai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andhra Pradesh, *Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jharkhand, *Goa, *Gujarat, Haryana, *Himachal Pradesh, *Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, *Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 16:02 18-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 20:35 23-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/nothosaerva-brachiata-l-wight.html Great compilation! The correct Tamil spelling for sirupeelai or sirupilai (seerupilai is probably misspelled) is சிறுபீளை (without யி at the end). Also, this name is commonly used to refer to Aerva lanata. Since both Aerva and Nothosaerva are often confused with each other due to their similar morphology, the vernacular names are probably used interchangeably by mistake. The various variants of English transliterated names – sirupeelai or sirupilai are found mentioned in few sites, though I bounced on one “சிறுபீளையி” in some YouTube post – now I find it difficult to find it !! 🙂 Thank you very much, I will correct the name சிறுபீளை sirupeelai in my notes shortly. Tamil name corrected … commonly known as: minute amaranth • Hindi: शिलाभेद shilabheda • Marathi: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Odia: moduranga • Rajasthani: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Sanskrit: पाषाणभेद pashanabheda • Tamil: சிறுபீளை sirupeelai • Telugu: పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi . References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 GBIF (High resolution specimens) POWO Flora of Pakistan FOP illustration Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Flora of Zambia SpringerLink |
Nothosaerva brachiata
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