Lindernia sessiliflora (Benth.) Wettst.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
  • Basionym : Vandellia sessiliflora Benth.
  • Synonym(s) : Lindernia chinensis (T.Yamaz.) Philcox; Lindernia nummulariifolia var. sessilis R.R.Mill; Vandellia chinensis T.Yamaz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Craterostigma sessiliflorum (Benth.) Y.S.Liang & J.C.Wang
  • Common name : Coinwort Lindernia, False Pimpernel, Round-leaved false pimpernel
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kankare Jhaar, Pitamaare Jhaar (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Annual herbs, up to 40 cm high; Leaves rotund or broadly ovate; Flowers sessile or shortly pedicellate, white or purple; Capsules ellipsoid, longer than calyx.
  • Flower, Fruit : October- December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to China and Indo-China and Jawa
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 187
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 215
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lindernia sessiliflora. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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