• Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
  (Figwort Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : LINDERNIACEAE
• Basionym : Gratiola viscosa Hornem
• Synonym(s) : Vandellia hirsuta Benth.; Lindernia hirsuta (Benth.) Wettst.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lindernia viscosa (Hornem.) Merr.
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Moist and shady places, sometimes on walls
• Flower, Fruit : July-October
• Distribution :
  • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Odisha : Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malesia, China
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lindernia viscosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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