Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Ham. ex Benth.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Plantaginaceae
  • Species : Dopatrium junceum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.
  • Common name : Rushlike Dopatrium
  • Key identification features : Slender sub-aquatic fleshy herbs, branching from base. Radical leaves are elliptic-ovate, cauline leaves are ovate-lanceolate. Flowers are pale pink to violet. Capsule is globose.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-March
  • Comments : On hills from 1400 m. Locally abundant in perennially moist places, especially by banks of post monsoon puddles.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Kanchipuram district, Tiruchirapalli district (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district, West Godavari district, Nellore district (Andhra Pradesh State); Kalahandi district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Eastern Tropics of the World
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; 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=Dopatrium junceum. Downloaded on 10 November 2024.

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