Rotala ritchiei (C.B.Clarke) Koehne

 
  • Family : LYTHRACEAE
    (Loose-Strife Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MEHNDI FAMILY (मेंहंदी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lythraceae
  • Basionym : Ammannia ritchiei C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rotala ritchiei Koehne
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Seasonal ponds in grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Collection Nos : Ritchie 1184 (K), CJS 5979, CJS 5980
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha, C. J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka vol. 2
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rotala ritchiei. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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