lalborna (in Assamese)
Polygonaceae (knotweed, smartweed, or buckwheat family) » Persicaria glabra
per-sih-KAR-ee-uh -- medieval name referring to the likeness of the leaves to a peach tree
GLAY-bruh or GLAB-ruh -- smooth, without hair
commonly known as: common marsh buckwheat, denseflower knotweed • Assamese: lalborna, patharua, ranga bihalogoni • Kannada: ನೀರು ಕಣಿಗಳು niru kanigalu • Konkani: सिसोरी sisori • Malayalam: sckoranna mudela mucca • Marathi: शेरल sheral • Mizo: chakaifu • Nepali: seto pire • Tamil: ஆற்றலரி arralari
Native to: tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa, and perhaps tropical Americas
References: Flowers of India • PIER • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
lalborna (in Assamese)
Polygonaceae (knotweed, smartweed, or buckwheat family) » Persicaria glabra
per-sih-KAR-ee-uh -- medieval name referring to the likeness of the leaves to a peach tree
GLAY-bruh or GLAB-ruh -- smooth, without hair
commonly known as: common marsh buckwheat, denseflower knotweed • Assamese: lalborna, patharua, ranga bihalogoni • Kannada: ನೀರು ಕಣಿಗಳು niru kanigalu • Konkani: सिसोरी sisori • Malayalam: sckoranna mudela mucca • Marathi: शेरल sheral • Mizo: chakaifu • Nepali: seto pire • Tamil: ஆற்றலரி arralari
Native to: tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa, and perhaps tropical Americas
References: Flowers of India • PIER • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar