Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC.

PLANTS of CEYLON
No. 15998
Amaranthus sessilis	Amaranthaceae
Km.47 from Anuradhapura. Side of reservoir.
Herb ca 20 cm. high growing in mats on top of
stones. Inflorescences white. Leaves cooked and
eaten. One of the most popular local vegetables
in Sri Lanka. Seed=Mii 80.
March 26, 1985
Coll. Tetsuo Koyama , M. Mii, M. Jayasuriya
J. Strudwicfc & H. Hanashiro
Collection made undei the auspices of the Committee on U.S.-Japan
Cooperative Research of Asiatic Economic Plants.
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