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Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.

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Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymGlinus cambessedesii Fenzl
synonymGlinus cambessedesii var. nudiusculus Fenzl
synonymGlinus cambessedesii var. villosus Fenzl
synonymGlinus denticulatus (Guill. & Perr.) Fenzl
synonymGlinus mollugo Fenzl
synonymGlinus oppositifolius var. parviflorus Hauman
synonymGlinus spergula (L.) Steud.
synonymGlinus spergula var. rotundifolia (Ewart & A.H.K.Petrie) Ewart & P.H.Jarrett
synonymMollugo spergula L.
synonymPharnaceum spergula (L.) Dillwyn
🗒 Common Names
Hindi
  • जिम Jima
Konkani
  • झरसी Jharasi
Malayalam
  • Kaippujeerakam
  • കൈപ്പ് ജീരകം Kaippujeerakam
Marathi
  • कडवी भाजी Kadvi Bhaji
  • झरसी Jharasi
Other
  • Bitter Cumin
  • Bitter Leaf
  • Indian Chickweed
  • Jima
Sanskrit
  • उष्णसुन्दर Ushnasundara
  • कपित्थपत्रा Kapitthapatra
  • पर्पटः Parpata
Tamil
  • திராய் Tiray
  • பெருந்திராய் Peru-n-tiray
Telugu
  • చేతరాసి కూర Chetarasi Kura
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Diffuse or prostrate, glabrous herbs. Leaves in whorls of 3-5, unequal, 7-20 x 3-8 mm, obovate-spathulate, base attenuate, apex obtuse or acute, sub-succulent, subsessile. Flowers in axillary, 5-8-flowered fascicles; pedicel to 1.5 cm. Tepals 5, 5-6 x 2-3 mm, oblong, with green central stripe, broad thin hyaline margins, apex obtuse or acute, spreading at anthesis, closing again around fruit. Stamens 5, often alternating with linear, bifid staminodes; anthers oblong. Ovary ellipsoid , 3-celled; ovules many; styles 3, recurved; stigmas capitate. Capsule c. 3 mm long, oblong, loculicidal, enclosed in erect calyx. Seeds ovoid, curved, tubercled, dark reddish brown, with a pair of unequal white hilar appendages.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: February-April
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Along shores of lakes and streams. Open areas.
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Open areas, lakeshores and stream banks
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Loamy solis
              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                Pantropical

                Indian distribution

                State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  India: Assam; Africa, Asia

                  Local Distribution

                  Barak Valley

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Karnataka: Belgaum, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda
                      Ayurveda
                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Siddha
                      Siddha
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1050
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1050
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1050
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                        1. Mollugo oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl. 89. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 552(390). 1919.
                        2. Mollugo spergula L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 881. 1759; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 662. 1879.
                        3. Glinus oppositifolius (L.) A. DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 1: 552. 1901; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 126. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 198. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 182. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 204. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 183. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 303. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 220. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 212. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 208. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 306. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 160. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 140. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 140. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 240. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 330. 2009.
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1050
                        2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                        3. Mollugo oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl. 89. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 552(390). 1919.
                        4. Mollugo spergula L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 881. 1759; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 662. 1879.
                        5. Glinus oppositifolius (L.) A. DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 1: 552. 1901; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 126. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 198. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 182. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 204. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 183. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 303. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 220. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 212. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 208. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 306. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 160. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 140. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 140. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 240. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 330. 2009.

                        Pollination ecology of three ecologically valuable carpetweed herbs, Mollugo cerviana, M. nudicaulis and M. pentaphylla (Molluginaceae)

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                        📚 Meta data
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                        OrderCaryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                        FamilyMolluginaceae
                        GenusGlinus
                        SpeciesGlinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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