- Family : AIZOACEAE
(Carpet-Weed Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : VISHAKHAPARA FAMILY
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Molluginaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin
- Common name : Carpet Weed
- Vernacular name :
- Pita gohun (Oria)
- Seeragappundu (Tamil)
- Verri chatarasi (Telugu)
- Parpadakapullu (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Moist localities
- Comments / notes : On foothills to 1300m on exposed rocks, bare slopes and associated with arable land.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kurnool district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district
- Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
- Tamil Nadu : All the districts of Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal : West Bengal
- Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kullu district, Shimla district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : India, Sri Lanka
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Tropics & sub-tropics of the World
- 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
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- 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
- Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
- Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
- Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 309
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mollugo pentaphylla. Downloaded on 13 February 2025.
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