Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC.

 
  • Family : AIZOACEAE
    (Carpet-Weed Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : VISHAKHAPARA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Molluginaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
  • Common name : Hill Mollugo
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jima (Hindi)
    • Chadarasi soppu (Kannada)
    • Siruseruppadai, Theruppoondu (Tamil)
    • Chayun-Tara-Shiaku (Telugu)
    • Pitagama, Pitasag (Oria)
    • Kaippujeerakam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Open areas, lakeshores and stream banks
  • Comments / notes : In plains to 800m; along river banks and fallow fields
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Guntur district, Vishakapatnam district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Belagavi district, Ballari district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district. Vellore district
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora Mysore District
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Glinus oppositifolius. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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