Herbarium JCB

Drymaria diandra Blume

Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(PINK FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Caryophyllaceae
Species : Drymaria diandra
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Drymaria cordata subsp. diandra (Blume) J.A.Duke
Common name : Tropical Chickweed
Vernacular name : Pithpapra (Tam.)
Collection Nos : R.R.Rao 981
Collector(s) Name : R.Raghavendra Rao
Collection Date : 04/10/70
Collection Locality : B.R.Hills, Chamarajnagar distict, Karnataka State
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Comments : Occasional in the Ghats in moist shady places. Sometimes as a gregarious weed in gardens, plantations and roadsides of the ghats. Probably introduced.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : B.R.Hills (Chamarajnagar district) (Karnataka State); Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Kalahandi district, Sundargarh district, Angul district, Keonjhar district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Pantropical
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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=Drymaria diandra. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.