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Lindernia crustacea
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Family:
SCROPHULARIACEAE
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Citation: Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.v. Muell., Syst. Cens. Austral. Pl. 1: 97. 1882; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 199. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 285. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 260. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 317. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 282. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 527. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 324. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 225. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 329. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 251. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 19. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 322. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 223. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 473. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 279. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 222. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 216. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 483. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 360. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 502. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 582. 2009.
Capraria crustacea L., Mant. Pl. 1: 87. 1767.
Vandellia crustacea (L.) Benth., Scroph. Ind. 35. 1835; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 274. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 959(673). 1923.
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Description:
Prostrate, diffusely branched herbs, rooting at nodes; stem 4-angled, slightly winged on angles. Leaves simple, opposite, 0.8-1.5 x 0.7-1.2 cm, ovate, apex subacute, base truncate, margin serrate, penninerved; petiole c. 5 mm long. Flowers axillary, solitary or 2-per node on terminal racemes; pedicel 1-1.2 cm long. Calyx 4 mm long, divided to 1/3, 5-ribbed, lobes elliptic-lanceolate, ciliate on margins. Corolla rose to purple, tube 5 mm long. Stamens 4, didynamous; lower pair of stamens with a subulate appendage at the middle of filament. Ovary globose. Capsule c. 5 mm long, 2-3 mm across, ovoid; seeds minute, many.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-November
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests and waste lands
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Distribution:
Africa, America and Tropical and Subtropical Asia
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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):
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:
300-500
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Localities:
Peechi, Palapetty, Koruthode, Parambikulam, Plains and Hills, Tellicherry, Iritty, Taliparamba, Anmooly slopes, Kakadavu, Kasaragod, Vandanam, Karimpuzha, Nellikuth, Thenmalai, Vandalodu, Kappukadu
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