Nesaea lanceolata (Heyne ex C.B.Clarke) Koehne

 
  • Family : LYTHRACEAE
    (Loose-Strife Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MEHNDI FAMILY (मेंहंदी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lythraceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ammannia prostrata Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy areas
  • Comments / notes : On plains, in river banks and fallow fields to 1000m.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district
    • Odisha : Puri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Villipuram district, Salem district, Cuddalore district, Dharmapuri district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Madurai district, Ramanathapuram district, Thanjavur district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tirunelveli district, Tiruvallur district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nesaea lanceolata. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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