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Limnophila repens
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Family:
SCROPHULARIACEAE
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Citation: Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth. in DC., Prodr. 10. 387. 1846; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 205. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 257. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 280. 1989; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 283. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 315. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 520. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 245. 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 469. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 277. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 215. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 358. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 498. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 579. 2009.
Stemodia repens Benth., Bot. Reg. 17: sub t. 1470. 1832.
Limnophila conferta Benth. in DC., Prodr. 10: 386.1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 265. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 952(667). 1923.
Limnophila sessilis (Benth.) C.E.C. Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 62. 1932.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Manganari
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect or procumbent herbs with strong aromatic smell. Leaves 1-2 x 0.4-0.9 cm, oblong to elliptic-oblong, base acute, margin crenate-serrate, apex acute, punctate on both surfaces, glabrous, penninerved, chartaceous, subsessile. Flowers axillary, solitary or in short racemes. Calyx c. 4 mm long, lobes lanceolate, hirsute, striate at maturity. Corolla violet-pink, rarely yellow, c. 5 mm across; tube 6-8 mm long, pubescent without and at throat within, longitudinally purple striped. Stamens 4. Stigma spathulate. Capsule 3-4 mm long, ellipsoid. Seeds angular, brown.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Waterlogged areas
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia
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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):
Pink, Violet
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Weed:
Yes
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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, Thannikkudy, Kumarikulam, Parambikulam, Pillakkalvayal, Mannarappara, Kannoth, Muzhapplangad, Nileswar, Kasaragod, Kakadavu, Pallippuram, Karimpuzha, Arikode, Kainakary
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