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Limnophila indica (L.) Druce

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Limnophila indica (L.) Druce
Limnophila indica (L.) Druce
Limnophila indica (L.) Druce
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAmbulia gratioloides (R. Br.) Baill. ex Wettst.
synonymAmbulia indica (L.) W. F. Wight
synonymAmbulia racemosa (Benth.) Baill. ex Wettst.
synonymGratiola chamaedrifolia Lam.
synonymGratiola trifida Willd.
synonymHottonia indica L.
synonymHydropityon pedunculatum Ser.
synonymLimnophila benthamiana Miq. ex Hook. fil.
synonymLimnophila elongata Benth.
synonymLimnophila gratioloides R. Br.
synonymLimnophila myriophylloides Roth
synonymLimnophila roxburghii Benth.
synonymLimnophila trifida (Willd.) Spreng.
synonymTerebinthina indica (L.) Kuntze
synonymTerebinthina racemosa (Benth.) Kuntze
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Khar
Malayalam
  • Manganari
Other
  • Indian Marshweed
📚 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
    Amphibious annual herbs. Leaves dimorphic; submerged leaves deeply dissected with flattened or capillary lobes; upper leaves decussate to whorled, variously dissected, 5-15 x 4-6 mm, linear-lanceolate, base cuneate, margin serrulate, apex acute, basally 3-nerved, chartaceous, subsessile. Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels to 1 cm long. Calyx membraneous, c. 5 mm long, lobes as long as the tube, linear-lanceolate. Corolla 8-10 mm long, tube white, mouth yellow with purple shades, lobes orbicular. Stamens 4. Ovary c. 1.5 mm long, ellipsoid. Capsule c. 3 mm long, ellipsoid or sub-globose. Seeds angular, small, numerous, black.
    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-December
        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: Along banks of streams & 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

            Habitat

            Terrestrial
            Terrestrial
            Freshwater
            Freshwater
            Along banks of streams and 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 
              Ponds, diches, puddles, flooded paddy-fields, wet low-lands
              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 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                Pantropical

                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 
                  Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Dharwar, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                  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: Throughout

                    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 
                      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=1319
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1319
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. Limnophila gratioloides R. Br., Prodr. 442. 1810; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 271. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 952(668). 1923.
                        2. Limnophila indica (L.) Druce, Rev. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club. Br. Isles 1913, 3: 420. 1914; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 203. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 283. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 257. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 315. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 519. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 323. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 242. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 327. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 247. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 320. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 468. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 277. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 221. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 357. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 497. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 579. 2009.
                        3. Hottonia indica L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 919. 1759.
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        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=1319
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. Limnophila gratioloides R. Br., Prodr. 442. 1810; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 271. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 952(668). 1923.
                        2. Limnophila indica (L.) Druce, Rev. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club. Br. Isles 1913, 3: 420. 1914; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 203. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 283. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 257. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 315. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 519. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 323. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 242. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 327. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 247. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 320. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 468. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 277. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 221. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 357. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 497. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 579. 2009.
                        3. Hottonia indica L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 919. 1759.
                        4. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        5. 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=1319

                        Human interference and avifaunal diversity of two wetlands of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India

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                        📚 Meta data
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassMagnoliopsida
                        OrderLamiales
                        FamilyPlantaginaceae
                        GenusLimnophila
                        SpeciesLimnophila indica (L.) Druce
                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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