Lindernia viscosa (Hornem.) Boldingh.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Linderniaceae
  • Species : Lindernia viscosa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in The Plant List
  • Key identification features : An erect hirsute herb. Leaves are ovate-elliptic or obtuse at apex, serrate with a tapering margin. Flowers are in lax axillary or terminal cymes. Corolla is white with an yellow throat. Stamens are 4, capsule is ovoid and as long as the calyx.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Comments : In moist and shady hill sides, sometimes on old walls.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Cuttack district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  • 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=Lindernia viscosa. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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