Tecticornia indica

Tecticornia indica is a species of plant that is succulent and halophyte (salt tolerant) which grows in salt marshes on tropical areas of the world. This plant belongs to the Chenopodiaceae, which are now included in family Amaranthaceae.

Tecticornia indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Tecticornia
Species:	T. indica
Binomial name
Tecticornia indica (Willd.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
Synonyms[1]
Salicornia indica Willd. Arthrocnemum indicum (Willd.) Moq. Halosarcia indica (Willd.) Paul G.Wilson

These plants lack leaves. Stem & branches are modified as main photosynthetic structures. The Stem is jointed. Flowers are said to be fine and present in scales. The fruit of this plant is round and green. Capsule is hard and it contains many seeds that are hairy. The seeds are dimorphic.

The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call this plant Mungily.^[2]