Herbarium JCB

Rotala fimbriata Wight

Family : LYTHRACEAE
(LOOSESTRIFE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Lythraceae
Species : Rotala fimbriata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
Common name : Lilac Tassel flower
Vernacular name : Piaingaga duba (Ori.)
Collection Nos : FAP 42034; HJCB-E-127
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy; K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Siddharth.S
Collection Date : 26/01/2014; 26/10/2014
Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State; Talakona forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Endemism : Peninsular India
Habitat : Dry deciduous forest
Key identification features : An erect slender herb, sometimes creeping with 4-angled stem. Leaves are decussate, lanceolate to oblong, with rounded apex. Flowers are small sessile either single or in groups of few. Calyx campanulate and 5-lobed. Petals are 5 or rarely 6, 2-3 mm. long and pinnately divided into linear segments. Fruit is elongate-ellipsoid.
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : January-March
Native : India
Comments : Occasional in ponds and marshes.
Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
Distribution Locality : Horsley Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Kanchipuram district, Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
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=Rotala fimbriata. Downloaded on 4 April 2025.