• Family : AIZOACEAE
  (CARPET-WEED FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Molluginaceae
• Species : Glinus lotoides
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Glinus lotoides L.
• Vernacular name : Gandhi-budu, Gandhi-buti, Bakada (Hin.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : January-July
• Native : India
• Comments : Common in dry sandy places and on waste lands all over Eastern Ghats.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Dharmapuri district (Tamil nadu State); Kalasamudram R.F. (Ananthapur district), Kurnool district, Guntur district, East Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Angul district, Kalahandi district, Koraput district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Wide spread in tropics
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Glinus lotoides. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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