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Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston

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Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston
Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston
Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBonnaya rotundifolia (L.) Benth.
synonymGratiola rotundifolia L.
synonymIlysanthes hypericifolia Bonati
synonymIlysanthes madagascariensis Bonati
synonymIlysanthes oblongifolia Baker
synonymIlysanthes rotundifolia (L.) Benth.
synonymTorenia rotundifolia (L.) E.J. Cordemoy
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Creeping Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Erect or diffuse herbs, rooting at lower nodes. Leaves 0.8-1.3 x 0.5-1 cm, ovate to orbicular, base and apex rounded, margin crenate to subentire, basally 3-nerved, sessile. Flowers solitary in leaf axils; pedicle 0.5-1 cm long, slender. Calyx deeply divided, lobes 5, 2-2.5 x 1 mm, lanceolate. Corolla c. 1 cm long, white with blue blotches at mouth and lobes; lobes orbicular. Stamens 2; staminodes 2, glandular-scabrid at base. Stigma 2-lamellate. Capsule c. 3 mm long, subglobose, equal to or slightly shorter than calyx. Seeds c. 0.5 mm long, oblong, pale brown.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: August-November
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Marshy areas
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Forested areas
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Marshy areas
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Maharashtra: Sindhudurg Karnataka: S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: Theni, Tiruchchirappalli
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  India: North East India

                  Local Distribution

                  Assam

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Global Distribution

                    Paleotropics

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2802
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2802
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1970; Augustine 2002
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2802
                        1. Ilysanthes rotundifolia (L.) Benth. in DC., Prodr. 10: 420. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 254. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 962(675). 1923.
                        2. Gratiola rotundifolia L., Mant. Pl. 1: 274. 1767.
                        3. Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Mukerjee, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 24: 132. 1945; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 201. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 286. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 284. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 533. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 233. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 330. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 323. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 280. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 223. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 216. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 361. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 503. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 585. 2009.
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1970; Augustine 2002
                        2. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2802
                        3. Ilysanthes rotundifolia (L.) Benth. in DC., Prodr. 10: 420. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 254. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 962(675). 1923.
                        4. Gratiola rotundifolia L., Mant. Pl. 1: 274. 1767.
                        5. Lindernia rotundifolia (L.) Mukerjee, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 24: 132. 1945; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 201. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 286. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 284. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 533. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 233. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 330. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 323. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 280. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 223. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 216. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 361. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 503. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 585. 2009.

                        Floristic diversity of the Indian Cardamom Research Institute campus, Myladumpara, Western Ghats, India

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                        📚 Meta data
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassMagnoliopsida
                        OrderLamiales
                        FamilyLinderniaceae
                        GenusLindernia
                        SpeciesLindernia rotundifolia (L.) Alston
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