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Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne

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Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne
Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne
Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne
Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne
Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAmeletia rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Wight
synonymAmeletia subspicata Benth
synonymAmmannia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
synonymAmmannia subspicata Benth.
synonymMirkooa rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Wight
🗒 Common Names
Manipuri
  • ইশিঙ কুংদো Ishing Kundo
  • লৌবুক লৈৰী Loubuk Leiri
Other
  • Dwarf Rotala
  • Roundleaf Toothcup
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Zhuang, X. Reviewer/s: Sadasivaiah, B., Bhat, G.K., Augustine, J., Rao, M.L.V., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. Justification: This is a widespread species which faces no major threat. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation information on this species.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
Contributors 
Sanjay Molur
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    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 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Erect herbs, to 15 cm high; stem reddish, 4-angled. Leaves to 8 x 6 mm, oblong-orbicular, sessile, glabrous, 5-nerved. Racemes 1-1.5 cm long, bracteoles 2 mm long, lanceolate; calyx tube 2.5 mm long, lobes triangular, acute; intersepalar appendages absent; petals 1.5 x 1 mm, obovate; filaments attached near the base of calyx tube; ovary 1 x 1 mm, obovoid, truncate, obtuse, 4-angled; style 1 mm long.
      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 
        Habit: 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 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: September-March
          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: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests
            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

              Habitat

              Terrestrial
              Terrestrial
              Freshwater
              Freshwater
              Marshes, swamps, rice field
              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 
                Habitat and Ecology: It grows in the paddy fields, marshes, and stream sides. Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.4, 15, 15.8
                IUCN and ZOO 2011
                Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Along streams and marshy areas in grasslands
                  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
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya; Asia

                    Local Distribution

                    Goalpara, Barak Valley

                    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 
                      Range Description: Widespread and common from China, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam and Japan, Indonesia, and Philippines. Countries - Native: Bangladesh; Bhutan; China (Anhui, Beijing, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet [or Xizang], Yunnan); India; Indonesia; Japan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Nepal; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
                      IUCN and ZOO 2011
                      Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Global Distribution

                        South and South East Asia and also in Japan

                        Indian distribution

                        State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Wayanad

                        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 
                          Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta,Thiruvananthapuram. Tamil Nadu: Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem
                          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
                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Demography and Conservation
                            Trends
                            Population: No population information on this species. Population Trend: Unknown
                            IUCN and ZOO 2011
                            Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              Conservation Status

                              IUCN Red List Category

                              Least Concern
                              Least Concern
                              Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Zhuang, X. Reviewer/s: Sadasivaiah, B., Bhat, G.K., Augustine, J., Rao, M.L.V., Dahanukar, N. & Molur, S. Justification: This is a widespread species which faces no major threat. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation information on this species.
                              IUCN and ZOO 2011
                              Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY
                              References 
                                Threats
                                Major Threat (s): No information on its major threats.
                                IUCN and ZOO 2011
                                Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                                Contributors 
                                Status UNDER_CREATION
                                Licenses CC_BY
                                References 
                                  No Data
                                  📚 Uses and Management
                                  Uses

                                  System of Medicines Used In

                                  Folk medicine
                                  Folk medicine
                                  Traditional chinese medicine
                                  Traditional chinese medicine
                                  System Of Medicines Used In

                                  Folk medicine, Traditional chinese medicine

                                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=7506
                                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=7506
                                  Contributors 
                                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                                  Licenses CC_BY
                                  References 
                                    No Data
                                    📚 Information Listing
                                    References
                                    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=7506
                                    1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983
                                    1. Ammannia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 446. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 566. 1879.
                                    2. Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 175. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 509(359). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 113. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 168. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 194. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 203. 1994; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 124. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 151. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 132. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 229. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 383. 2009.
                                    4. Zhuang, X. 2010. Rotala rotundifolia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                                    6. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010. eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org.; Tan, Q.G., Cai, X.H., Feng, T. and Luo, X.D. 2009. Megastigmane-type Compounds from Rotala rotundifolia. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines: 187-189.; Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y. (eds). 2007. Flora of China. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis.
                                    1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                    2. Zhuang, X. 2010. Rotala rotundifolia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                                    3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                    4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                    5. Citation: Zhuang, X. 2010. Rotala rotundifolia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                                    8. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010. eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org.; Tan, Q.G., Cai, X.H., Feng, T. and Luo, X.D. 2009. Megastigmane-type Compounds from Rotala rotundifolia. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines: 187-189.; Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y. (eds). 2007. Flora of China. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis.
                                    Information Listing > References
                                    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=7506
                                    2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983
                                    3. Ammannia rotundifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 446. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 566. 1879.
                                    4. Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 175. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 509(359). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 113. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 168. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 194. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 203. 1994; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 124. 1991; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 151. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 132. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 229. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 383. 2009.
                                    6. Zhuang, X. 2010. Rotala rotundifolia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                                    8. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010. eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org.; Tan, Q.G., Cai, X.H., Feng, T. and Luo, X.D. 2009. Megastigmane-type Compounds from Rotala rotundifolia. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines: 187-189.; Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y. (eds). 2007. Flora of China. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis.
                                    10. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                    11. Zhuang, X. 2010. Rotala rotundifolia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                                    12. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                    13. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                    14. Citation: Zhuang, X. 2010. Rotala rotundifolia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2011
                                    17. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2010. eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org.; Tan, Q.G., Cai, X.H., Feng, T. and Luo, X.D. 2009. Megastigmane-type Compounds from Rotala rotundifolia. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines: 187-189.; Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. and Hong, D.Y. (eds). 2007. Flora of China. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis.

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                                    📚 Meta data
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                                    🐾 Taxonomy
                                    RootRoot
                                    KingdomPlantae
                                    PhylumTracheophyta
                                    ClassMagnoliopsida
                                    OrderMyrtales
                                    FamilyLythraceae
                                    GenusRotala
                                    SpeciesRotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Koehne
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