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;
. 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 . Distribution: tropical Asia, Australia .
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).
(From IUCN Red List (LC)
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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). only species of stemodia in efi Stemodia viscosa Limnophila conferta Benth.; FBI. iv. 266 is a very variable plant, as can be seen in – . ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 . Scrophulariaceae fortnight :: Limnophila repens near Kumta :: DV04 : 1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors. Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth.
at Bada Beach near Kumta on 17 DEC 12 Beautiful flower. Not shared so far on the group. .
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 …
. 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 |