Suaeda maritima


Suaeda
maritima (L.) Dumort.
, Fl. Belg. 22 1827. (Syn: Atriplex maritima (L.) Crantz; Chenopodina aestuaria Dumort.; Chenopodina bacciformis Dumort.; Chenopodina filiformis Moq.; Chenopodina indica Wight; Chenopodina maritima (L.) Moq. ..; Chenopodina prostrata (Pall.) Moq.; Chenopodina sativa Moq.; Chenopodina spicata Moq.; Chenopodina tortuosa Moq.; Chenopodium crassifolium Desf. [Illegitimate]; Chenopodium filiforme Dumort.; Chenopodium hortense Raddi ex Moq.; Chenopodium hostii Ledeb.; Chenopodium jacquinii Ten.; Chenopodium macrocarpum Desv.; Chenopodium maritimum L.; Chenopodium prostratum Schult.; Chenopodium salsum Guss.; Chenopodium spicatum Schult.; Cochliospermum cavanillesii Lag.; Cochliospermum salsum Lag.; Dondia maritima (L.) Druce; Lerchia maritima (L.) Kuntze; Salsola indica Willd.; Salsola maritima (L.) M.Bieb.; Salsola maritima (L.) Poir.; Salsola sedoides L.; Schoberia crassifolia Steud.; Schoberia linifolia Nutt. ex Moq.; Schoberia maritima (L.) C.A.Mey.; Suaeda cavanillesiana (Lázaro Iberia) Cout.; Suaeda fernaldii (Standl.) Standl.; Suaeda indica Moq.; Suaeda maritima var. cavanillesiana Lázaro Iberia; Suaeda maritima subsp. richii (Fernald) Bassett & Crompton; Suaeda maritima var. vulgaris Moq.; Suaeda nudiflora Moq.; Suaeda prostrata Pall.; Suaeda richii Fernald);
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soo-AY-duh or soo-EE-duh — from the Arabic vernacular name for this plantDave’s Botanary
muh-RIT-tim-muh or mar-ih-TEE-muh — of or from the seaDave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: annual sea-blite, herbaceous seepweed, seaside Indian saltwort • Bengali: গেরুয়া শাক gerua shak • Gujarati: લાણો lano, લૂણો luno, મોરડ morad, મોરસ moras • Hindi: खारी लनी साग khari lani sag • Kachchhi: લાંણો lano, લૂણો luno • Marathi: मोरस moras • Marwari: लाणो lano, मोरस moras • Odia: ଗେଡ଼ିଆ gerdia • Tamil: கீரி kiri, நரி உமரி nari umari, நீருமரி nir-umari, உமரிக்கீரை umari-k-kirai, உப்புக்கீரை uppu-k-kirai, வெள்ளைக்கீரை vellai-k-kirai • Telugu: ఇలకూర ila kura, రేవు కాడలు revu kaadalu, ఉప్పు చెట్టు vuppu chettu
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/suaeda-maritima-l-dumort.html
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Distribution: worldwide; widely naturalized
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Robust annual herb, woody at base, branches spreading; leaves linear-oblong, fleshy, nearly cylindrical, often red at maturity; flowers in globose clusters, on slender lax spikes; perianth segments 5, fleshy, enclosing fruit; stigmas 2, whitish; seeds black.
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Herb for ID : 21102012 : RV 2:
Please help me to ID this very small, ground hugging succulent herb……found it growing in sandy soil, in the same area of Tal Chappar wildlife sanctuary of Churu district of Rajasthan. On the suggestion of the local person, we ate the succulent parts of the plant & it tasted quite salty.


Suaeda maritima I hope



Date & time: 24 NOV 12, 09:52 AM
Habitat: mangrove
Habit: herb about 60 – 70 cm high, fruit 2 -3 mm across


Yes this id Suaeda maritima.


…, thank you very much for the ID.



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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: DV22 :: 23 JAN 11 08:29:38 :: Suaeda maritima at Gorai creek:
Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort.

soo-AY-duh or soo-EE-duh — from the Arabic vernacular name for this plantDave’s Botanary
muh-RIT-tim-muh or mar-ih-TEE-muh — of or from the seaDave’s Botanary
commonly known as: annual sea-blite, common Indian salt wort, herbaceous seepweed, seaside Indian saltwort, white sea-blite • Gujarati: લાણો lano, લૂણો luno, મોરડ morad, મોરસ moras • Marathi: मोरस moras • Oriya: ଗେଡ଼ିଆ gerdia • Tamil: நீருமரி nir-umari, உமரிக்கீரை umari-k-kirai • Telugu: ఇల కూర ila kura, ఉప్పు ఆకు uppu aku
Distribution: worldwide; widely naturalized
References: Flowers of IndiaFlora of North AmericaWikipediaFurther Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
at Gorai creek on 23 JAN 11

Beautiful. Never looked for such species in wild.



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Names of Plants in India :: Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort.:  via Species‎ > ‎S‎ > ‎  Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. … family: Amaranthaceae, also placed in Chenopodiaceae

Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth

soo-AY-duh or soo-EE-duh — from the Arabic vernacular name for this plantDave’s Botanary
muh-RIT-tim-muh or mar-ih-TEE-muh — of or from the seaDave’s Botanary
commonly known as: annual sea-blite, common Indian salt wort, herbaceous seepweed, seaside Indian saltwort, white sea-bliteGujarati: લાણો lano, લૂણો luno, મોરડ morad, મોરસ morasMarathi: मोरस morasOriya: ଗେଡ଼ିଆ gerdiaTamil: நீருமரி nir-umari, உமரிக்கீரை umari-k-kiraiTelugu: ఇల కూర ila kura, ఉప్పు ఆకు uppu aku
botanical names: Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. … synonyms: Chenopodium maritimum L. (basionym) and many others … Wikispecies
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Photographed at Gorai Creek on 23 JAN 11


Nice photograph and impressive depiction


soo-AY-duh or soo-EE-duh — from the Arabic vernacular name for this plant … Dave’s Botanary
muh-RIT-tim-muh or mar-ih-TEE-muh — of or from the sea … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: annual sea-blite, herbaceous seepweed, seaside Indian saltwort • Bengali: গেরুয়া শাক gerua shak • Gujarati: લાણો lano, લૂણો luno, મોરડ morad, મોરસ moras • Hindi: खारी लनी साग khari lani sag • Kachchhi: લાંણો lano, લૂણો luno • Marathi: मोरस moras • Marwari: लाणो lano, मोरस moras • Odia: ଗେଡ଼ିଆ gerdia • Tamil: கீரி kiri, நரி உமரி nari umari, நீருமரி nir-umari, உமரிக்கீரை umari-k-kirai, உப்புக்கீரை uppu-k-kirai, வெள்ளைக்கீரை vellai-k-kirai • Telugu: ఇలకూర ila kura, రేవు కాడలు revu kaadalu, ఉప్పు చెట్టు vuppu chettu

botanical namesSuaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. … homotypic synonymsChenopodium maritimum L. … heterotypic synonymsSuaeda indica (Willd.) Moq. … and host of synonyms at POWO, retrieved 11 October 2024

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
annual sea-blite, herbaceous seepweed
seaside Indian saltwort
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
গেরুয়া শাক gerua shak
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: GujaratDadra & Nagar HaveliDaman & Diu
લાણો lano
  • Many thanks to Dr Rohit Patel for help with this name … facebook
  • Gujarati Lexicon – the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
લૂણો luno
મોરડ morad
  • Many thanks to Dr Rohit Patel for help with this name … facebook … also known as ઊંટ મોરડ unt morad – it serves as fodder for camel
  • Gujarati Lexicon – the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
મોરસ moras
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: DelhiUttar PradeshBiharChhattisgarhHaryanaJharkhandMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
खारी लनी साग khari lani sag
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) … spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
લાંણો lano, લૂણો luno
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
मोरस moras
  • The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ MARWARI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मारवाड़ी) … spoken in: Rajasthan, Gujarat … other names for this language: Marwadi
लाणो lano, मोरस moras
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଗେଡ଼ିଆ gerdia
  • for Suaeda indica (Willd.) Moq. … Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
  • The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கீரி kiri, நரி உமரி nari umari, உப்புக்கீரை uppu-k-kirai, வெள்ளைக்கீரை vellai-k-kirai
நீருமரி nir-umari, உமரிக்கீரை umari-k-kirai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra PradeshTelangana, Puducherry
ఇలకూర ila kura, రేవు కాడలు revu kaadalu, ఉప్పు చెట్టు vuppu chettu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
desert and coasts (excluding coasts of Goa, Karnataka, Kerala)
~~~~~ Created on: 11:12 11-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 17:39 11-10-2024 ~~~~~


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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: BS20: Suaeda maritima from Panipat:  (11 pictures)
Suaeda maritima from Panipat
pls validate


Yes … Excellent depiction.


On reading from books I came to know that the leaves are 0.5-1cm linear fleshy.
Flowers in globose clusters forming spikes.
Seed character difficult to check here.
Above visible features clearly seen in your pictures. Great!



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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. from Delhi GS-38:

Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort., Fl. Belg. 22, 1827
Syn: Chenopodium maritimum L.
Robust annual herb, woody at base, branches spreading; leaves linear-oblong, fleshy, nearly cylindrical, often red at maturity; flowers in globose clusters, on slender lax spikes; perianth segments 5, fleshy, enclosing fruit; stigmas 2, whitish; seeds black.
Photographed from Delhi.

Good Shots Sir. We call locally (Panipat, Haryana) this as “Nunkha


Many thanks … for sharing this photoset; very nice photos.

Thank you very much Balkar ji for the local name: nunkha.
Please validate:
The name, I assume is in some folk dialect of Hindi
Would it be written as नुंका OR is it नुनका OR yet else ?


… in haryana we call this nunkha. In Hindi it is written as नुनखा



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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: NS 020: Suaeda sp from Panipat:
This roadside herb was shot from near Panipat city I hope this can be Suaeda maritima… wanted to confirm id…


According to Flora of British India Suaeda maritima Dumort. is also distributed in Delhi, besides other places in India.
F. B. I. lists :-
  • Perennial; Styles usually 3-5, rarely 2 :- (i) S. fruticosa Forssk. (ii) S. monoica Forssk. (iii) S. nudiflora Moq.
  • Annuals; Styles 2 :- (i) S. maritima Dumort. (ii) S. corniculata Hook.f. (iii) S. microsperma Ledeb.


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suaeda maritima? : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Is it suaeda maritima? N22°37.697’ E072°07.407 @ Mithapur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat


efi page on Suaeda maritima


May be, the picture is not clear, floral branch images are also required.



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Submission of Suaeda maritima : 1 post by 1 author.
Few more images of Suaeda maritima are added


Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort., / Syn. Suaeda nudiflora (Willd.) Moq.,
It grows in areas not occupied by the other Suaeda species. The plant grows to a height of up to 1.5m tall, it tends to be grey in colour, and turns blackish as it ages. Plants either bisexual or functionally unisexual. The leaves are linear, ovate, fleshy, terete base acute, apex sub-acute. The flowering occurs throughout the year with concentrated flowering from July-September; Inflorescences are axillary in position and the flowers are clustered in cymes; the number of flowers at each leaf axil is 2-4; flowers 1–2 mm long and 2 mm wide; stigmas 2.
Leaves: Leaves alternately crowded, linear-oblong, spathulate, flat, rounded at tip and narrowed at base in S. monoica;  long and sickle-shaped when young, base truncate and apex acute in S. maritima
Flowers: are 3mm long, 4mm wide in S. maritima, 2–3 mm long and 3mm wide in S. monoica,

one more reference Raju, A.J.S. & R. Kumar (2016). On the reproductive ecology of Suaeda maritimaS. monoica and S. nudiflora(Chenopodiaceae)Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(6): 8860–8876; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2275.8.6.8860-8876



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id help requested : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Virar, near Mumbai 01-12-2018.
Procumbant, radiating branches from center, leaves succulent?
Eight prominent yellow anthers.
Help with id requested.

Suaeda maritima Chenopodiaceae
A common mangrove associate


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For Id 180309JM1 : 4 posts by 2 authors. 2 correct images as above.
Seen in the mangroves & along the dry tracts of islands in saline water.

The first one seems to be Tamarix gallicathe second may be a Rhizophora species, but needs a clearer photo for proper identification


I think images were taken in an island in either Tamilnadu or Andhra Pradesh


it is Suaeda species probably S.maritima




Updated on December 24, 2024

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