Bassia indica, Kochia indica, Indian bassia,
Hebrew: קוכיה הודית, Arabic: قضقاض
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| Scientific name: |
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Bassia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott |
| Synonym name: |
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Kochia indica Wight |
| Common name: |
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Indian bassia |
| Hebrew name: |
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קוכיה הודית |
| Arabic name: |
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قضقاض |
| Family: |
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Chenopodiaceae, Goosefoot Family, סלקיים |
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| Life form: |
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Annual undershrub |
| Stems: |
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Densely branched at base, forming cushion, 50-200 cm diameter and up to 250 cm high |
| Leaves: |
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Alternate, lanceolate |
| Flowers: |
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Inflorescence spicate, mostly with 1-3 green sessile flowers in axils of leaf like bracts |
| Fruits / Pods: |
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Fruiting perianth winged with membranous wings; Seeds wide elliptic, black |
| Flowering Period: |
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September, October, November |
| Habitat: |
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Disturbed habitats |
| Distribution: |
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Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
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Irano-Turanian – Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
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Ephemeral |
| Derivation of the botanical name:
Bassia, named for Ferdinando Bassi (1710-1774), an Italian botanist and Prefect of the Bologna Botanical Garden (ref. genus Bassia).
indica, of or pertaining to India, Indian.
Kochia, named for Wilhelm Daniel Josef Koch (1771-1849), a German doctor and professor of botany (ref. genus Kochia).
The Hebrew word: בסיה, Bassia transliteration from Bassia.
- The standard author abbreviation Wight is used to indicate Robert Wight (1796 – 1872), a Scottish surgeon and botanist who spent 30 years in India.
- The standard author abbreviation A.J.Scott is used to indicate Andrew John Scott (1950 -), an American botanist.
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