Polycarpon prostatum (Forssk.) Aschers. & Schweinf.

 
  • Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    (PINK FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Caryophyllaceae
  • Species : Polycarpon prostatum
  • Basionym : Alsine prostrata Forssk.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Polycarpon prostratum (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf.
  • Vernacular name : Sureta (Hin.)
  • Collection Nos : R.R.Rao 698
  • Collector(s) Name : R.Raghavendra Rao
  • Collection Date : 28/05/70
  • Collection Locality : Talkad Forest, Mysore district, Karnataka State
  • Habitat : River banks
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Comments : Occasional in damp places, river banks and ponds.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Talkad Forest (Mysore district) (Karnataka State); Dharmapuri district, Tanjavur district (Tamil Nadu State); Araku Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Koraput district, Kendrapada district, Cuttack district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Paleotropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Polycarpon prostratum. Downloaded on 4 May 2024.

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