Limnophila chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
  • Basionym : Columnea chinensis Osbeck
  • Synonym(s) : Limnophila hirsuta (Heyne ex Benth.) Benth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Limnophila chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Manganari (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wet places and paddy fields
  • Comments / notes : Common in marsh from 1000m onwards.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Kerala : Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Northern Territory, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Paleotropics
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • 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.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 211
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Limnophila chinensis. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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