- Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Linderniaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl.
- Vernacular name :
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Marshy areas in Tropical moist deciduous forests and wastelands
- Comments / notes : Often on plains and on low-lying pasture-lands, river banks, wastelands, rail tracks, fallow fields and on floor of scrub jungles.
- Flower, Fruit : July-January
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Kurnool district, Vizianagaram district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Throughout
- Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district
- Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang, Tirap
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Islands, Central African Repu, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea,
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Tropical & sub-Tropical Asia, India, Australia, Polynesia, Tropical Africa and America
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- 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
- 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.
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 214
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lindernia crustacea. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.
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