Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Herb
Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Glinus cambessedesii Fenzl |
synonym | Glinus cambessedesii var. nudiusculus Fenzl |
synonym | Glinus cambessedesii var. villosus Fenzl |
synonym | Glinus denticulatus (Guill. & Perr.) Fenzl |
synonym | Glinus mollugo Fenzl |
synonym | Glinus oppositifolius var. parviflorus Hauman |
synonym | Glinus spergula (L.) Steud. |
synonym | Glinus spergula var. rotundifolia (Ewart & A.H.K.Petrie) Ewart & P.H.Jarrett |
synonym | Mollugo spergula L. |
synonym | Pharnaceum spergula (L.) Dillwyn |
🗒 Common Names
Hindi |
|
Konkani |
|
Malayalam |
|
Marathi |
|
Other |
|
Sanskrit |
|
Tamil |
|
Telugu |
|
📚 Overview
Description
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 |
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 |
No Data
📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
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 |
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 |
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 |
Global Distribution
India: Assam; Africa, Asia
Local Distribution
Barak Valley
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
Folk medicine
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
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
- Mollugo oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl. 89. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 552(390). 1919.
- Mollugo spergula L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 881. 1759; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 662. 1879.
- 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.
- 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
Information Listing > References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
- Mollugo oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl. 89. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 552(390). 1919.
- Mollugo spergula L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 881. 1759; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 662. 1879.
- 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.
- 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
No Data
🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Equisetopsida C. Agardh |
Order | Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl |
Family | Molluginaceae |
Genus | Glinus |
Species | Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
👥 Groups