Question: Which of the following vegetables is commonly called 'Multivitamin Green'?
Options:
Cabbage
Coriander
Chekurmanis
Dill
📌 Other Options Explanations:
-(A) Cabbage: Cabbage is a good source of vitamin C and fiber.
-(B) Coriander: Coriander, also known as cilantro is a herb used for flavor and is a source of vitamins A and K.
-(D) Dill: Dill is another herb used for flavor and is a good source of vitamin C and manganese.
🔑Key Points::
-Perennial, leafy vegetable shrub belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae.
-Commonly known as Chekurmanis, native to India and Burma.
✏️Found in South and Southeast Asia, specifically:
-Sikkim, Himalayas, Khasi and Akra hills (1200m elevation).
-Western Ghats of Kerala (300–1200m altitude).
-Introduced to Kerala from Malaysia in 1953, locally called "Madura keera" in Malayalam.
-Common in household kitchen gardens in Kerala, but not widely cultivated commercially.
-Slow-growing, glabrous (hairless) shrub, reaching 2–3.5m in height.
-Main branches are terete (cylindrical) and flaccid; lateral branches are thin.
-Leaves are ovate, oblong, sessile, alternate, membranous, and short-stalked.
-Inflorescence is axillary with small, reddish, monoecious flowers.
-Flowers are minute, axillary, pedicelled, and clustered.
-Fruits are sessile, white or pinkish-white, 0.2cm in diameter with a fleshy epicarp.