Amaranthaceae

Java aerva

Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.

Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Aerva

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 刺槐
English: Java aerva, Desert cotton
Igbo: Desert cotton
Malagasy: Fotivolo, Fotsivony, Makosy, Volompotsy

Synonyms

Achyranthes alopecuroides Lam.
Achyranthes incana Roxb.
Achyranthes javanica (Burm.f.) Pers.
Achyranthes lanceolata Zoll. & Moritzi ex Moq.
Achyranthes persica Steud.
Aerva aegyptiaca J.F.Gmel.
Aerva alopecuroides (Lam.) Dum.Cours.
Aerva incana Mart.
Aerva javanica var. javanica
Aerva javanica var. latifolia Vahl
Aerva ovata Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
Aerva persica (Burm.f.) Merr.
Aerva persica var. latifolia (Vahl) Maire
Aerva platyphylla Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
Aerva suaveolens Edgew.
Aerva trichophylla Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
Aerva wallichii Moq.
Celosia lanata var. latifolia Vahl
Illecebrum javanicum (Burm.f.) L.
Iresine javanica Burm.f.
Iresine persica Burm.f.
Uretia persica (Burm.f.) Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.