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Glinus lotoides
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Family:
MOLLUGINACEAE
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Citation: Glinus lotoides L., Sp. Pl. 463. 1753; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 204. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 220. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 160. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 140. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 401. 2009.
Mollugo lotoides (L.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 214. 1891; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 552(390). 1919.
Mollugo hirta Thunb., Prodr. Fl. Cap. 24. 1794; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 662. 1879.
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Description:
Prostrate herbs, much branched, forming a loose mat from a strong tap root, whole plant densely white or grey tomentose. Leaves whorled, 3 or 4 at each node, to 3 x 1.5 cm, obovate to orbicular, obtuse, penninerved; petiole 5-10 mm long, tomentose. Flowers 2-5 at a node, pedicels 4-8(-12) mm long, stiff, tomentose, spreading. Sepals broadly ovate, mucronate, imbricate, closely investing capsule at maturity, tomentose. Stamens 10-15, mixed with staminodes. Ovary 3-celled, ellipsoidal, glabrous; styles 3, short. Capsules oblong, glabrous, 3-carpellate; seeds many, minute, black, glossy, excentrically obovoid.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kannur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Along shores of lakes and streams, also in deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Widespread in tropics and subtropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Thekkady, Thunakkadavu, Baveli, Walayar
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