Limnophila repens

Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth., Prodr. 10: 387 387 1846. (Syn: Ambulia conferta (Benth.) Baill. ex Wettst.; Bonnaya punctata G.Don; Diceros stoloniferus Blanco; Gratiola lucida Heyne ex Wall.; Limnophila conferta Benth., Limnophila conferta var. dubia (Bonati) Bonati, Limnophila dubia Bonati; Limnophila serrata Thwaites, Limnophila sessilis (Benth.) C.E.C.Fischer; Limnophila stolonifera Merrill; Stemodia repens Bentham; Stemodia sessilis Benth.; Stemodia tenuiflora Benth.; Terebinthina punctata (G.Don) Kuntze);
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China (Guangxi, Hainan), Bhutan, Darjeeling, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia (Penang Isl.), Myanmar [Burma] (Taninthayi, Yangon), Philippines, Bangladesh as per Catalogue of life;
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lim-no-FIL-uh — Greek: límnee (pond), philos (friend) … Dave’s Botanary
REE-penz — spreading, creeping … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: creeping marshweed • Kannada: ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi, ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari • Malayalam: മാങ്ങനാറി manganari • Sanskrit: आम्रगन्धः amragandhah • Tulu: ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari
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Distribution: tropical Asia, Australia
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Erect or procumbent herbs with strong aromatic smell. Leaves 1-2 x 0.4-0.9 cm, oblong to elliptic-oblong, base acute, margin crenate-serrate, apex acute, punctate on both surfaces, glabrous, penninerved, chartaceous, subsessile. Flowers axillary, solitary or in short racemes. Calyx c. 4 mm long, lobes lanceolate, hirsute, striate at maturity. Corolla violet-pink, rarely yellow, c. 5 mm across; tube 6-8 mm long, pubescent without and at throat within, longitudinally purple striped. Stamens 4. Stigma spathulate. Capsule 3-4 mm long, ellipsoid. Seeds angular, brown.

Flowering and fruiting: July-December
Waterlogged areas
Tropical Asia
Limnophila repens is distributed in tropical Asia (Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam) and Australia. In India the species is seen in Assam, Chattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka, Orissa, Sikkim, West Bengal (Cook 1996), Madhya Pradesh (Singh 1997), Maharashtra (Godbole and Prasad 2001), Tamil Nadu (Henry and Chitra. 1987), Andhra Pradesh (Sadasivaiah pers. comm.).
It is an annual plant growing in marshy places, rice fields particularly in low lying areas (Cook 1996). It is a very variable aquatic herb growing in wet places (Henry and Chitra 1987) and moist sandy soil (Singh 1997).
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Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Stemodia sp.?? from Karnataka: -PKA12:: : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors.

I had seen this small herb in a open grass field close to forest Cover near Shigekeri Village (North Karnataka).
Leaves were sessile and were seen to be clasping the stem.
Date/Time: 16-01-2011/ 01:45PM
To me it looks like some Stemodia sp (Scrophulariaceae family).

only species of stemodia in efi  Stemodia viscosa

Limnophila conferta Benth.; FBI. iv. 266 is a very variable plant, as can be seen in –

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via Species‎ > ‎L‎ > Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth. … family: Plantaginaceae
Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
lim-no-FIL-uh — Greek: límnee (pond), philos (friend) … Dave’s Botanary
REE-penz — spreading, creeping … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: creeping marshweed • Kannada: ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi, ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari • Malayalam: മാങ്ങനാറി manganari • Sanskrit: आम्रगन्धः amragandhah • Tulu: ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari
botanical names: Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth. … synonyms: Stemodia repens Benth. … The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
December 17, 2012 … Bada Beach, Kumta
Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth.

at Bada Beach near Kumta on 17 DEC 12

Beautiful flower. Not shared so far on the group.

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48 Identify weed plant
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Please identify the weed plant.
Location:  near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, Kerala PIN:686671
Date:.               31.12.2020, 11.30am
Altitude:           1700fsl
Habitat:            wild aquatic/marshy
Plant habit:      creeping annual aromatic weak stem little hairy
Height:             01 feet
Leaves:            aromatic opposite oblong apex zigzag sided
Flower:             diameter:3mm, violet non fragrant

Limnophila sps ?

Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth.

I too agree with …

 

 

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References: Catalogue of life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  GBIF  Flora of China  FoC illustration (Flowers solitary in leaf axils or in terminal or axillary racemes as per Flora of China) Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal (with Limnophila conferta Benth. as a syn.)  Wikipedia Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post  Flowers of India  Flora of Peninsular India  Kerala Plants India Biodiversity Portal (syn. Limnophila conferta Benth, Limnophila serrata Thwaites, Stemodia repens Bentham) Encyclopedia of Life  IUCN Red List (LC)  Flickr   POWO
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