Microcarpaea minima (J.Koenig ex Retz.) Merr.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Plantaginaceae
  • Species : Microcarpaea minima
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Microcarpaea minima (K.D. Koenig ex Retz.) Merr.
  • Key identification features : A prostate herb with filiform stem, rooting at nodes. Leaves are linear-oblong to linear-spathulate, punctate above, glabrous. Calyx tube is campanulate, Corolla is long, pinkish-red. Capsules are ellipsoid, about half as long as calyx.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Comments : In damp places of plains and Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Cuttack district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Japan, Malesia, Australia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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=Microcarpaea minima. Downloaded on 2 May 2024.

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