Lythraceae

Monarch redstem

Ammannia baccifera L.

Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Ammannia

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Monarch redstem: Ammannia baccifera — Photo: Jayesh Patil from Mumbai, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: رجل حمامة
Burmese: ကညို့ပင်
Chinese: 水苋菜, 水莧菜, 浆果水苋, 细叶水苋
English: Monarch redstem, Blistering ammania, Blistering ammannia
Malayalam: കല്ലുരുവി
Tamil: நீர்மேல் நெருப்பு

Synonyms

Ammannia apiculata Koehne
Ammannia attenuata Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Ammannia attenuata f. perattenuata Koehne
Ammannia attenuata f. vigens Koehne
Ammannia attenuata var. latifolia Koehne
Ammannia attenuata var. micromerioides Chiov.
Ammannia auriculata var. subsessilis Boiss.
Ammannia baccifera f. altissima Koehne
Ammannia baccifera f. genuina Koehne
Ammannia baccifera f. glauca (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Koehne
Ammannia baccifera f. pseudoaegyptica Koehne
Ammannia baccifera f. typica Koehne
Ammannia baccifera f. typica Koehne
Ammannia baccifera subf. expansa Koehne
Ammannia baccifera subsp. baccifera L.
Ammannia baccifera subsp. contracta Koehne
Ammannia baccifera subsp. viridis (Willd. ex Hornem.) Koehne
Ammannia baccifera var. micromerioides (Chiov.) Cufod.
Ammannia densiflora Miq. ex C.B.Clarke
Ammannia discolor Nakai
Ammannia glauca Wall.
Ammannia glauca Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
Ammannia indica Lam.
Ammannia retusa Koehne
Ammannia salicifolia Hiern
Ammannia verticillata Boiss.
Ammannia vescicatoria Roxb.
Ammannia vescicatoria Roxburgh
Ammannia viridis Willd. ex Hornem.
Celosia bicolor Blanco
Celosia nana Blanco
Cryptotheca apetala Blume
Hapalocarpum indicum (Lam.) Miq.
Hapalocarpum vesicatorium (Roxb.) Miq.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Jayesh Patil from Mumbai, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Umar Musa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabienne Engel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Suresh S, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.