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Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
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Family:
APIACEAE/UMBELLIFERAE
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Citation: Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam., Encycl. 3: 153. 1789; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 185. 1989; P.K. Mukh. & Constance, Umbell. India 12. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 214. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 35. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 162. 1998; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 404. 2009.
Hydrocotyle tenella Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 183. 1825.
Hydrocotyle rotundifolia Roxb. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 64. 1830; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 556(392). 1919.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Lawn pennywort
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Description:
Slender creeping herbs, rooting at nodes, glabrous. Leaves 7-9 lobed, lobes crenate, villous beneath. Umbels peduncled, solitary; peduncles 1-2 cm long. Flowers greenish-yellow, densely packed; petals 2 mm long, oblong, greenish. Fruit 0.7 x 0.7 mm, mericarps hemispherical, compressed, muricate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Marshy areas in grasslands
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia, Africa, China, and Japan; introduced into America, Australia and India
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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):
White, Yellow
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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:
Kumarikulam, Dam site, Devicolam
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