Glossostigma diandrum (L.) Kuntze

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Phrymaceae
  • Basionym : Limosella diandra L.
  • Synonym(s) : Glossostigma spathulatum (Hook.) Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Glossostigma diandrum (L.) Kuntze
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist places
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on plains by banks of ponds and in marshy places.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district, Hassan district, Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Alappuzha district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruchirapalli district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Australia, Cameroon
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Australia
  • 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
    • Matthew, K.M., The 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
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Glossostigma diandrum. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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