Limeum obovatum

Limeum obovatum Vicary, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 16: 1163 (1847) (syn: Limeum indicum Stocks ex T.Anderson);
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Mauritania to NW. India: Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Iran, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen as per POWO;
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SD0180 plant ID Help pls: 2 high res. images.
Kindly help with ID of this plant.
Clicked on Ramgarh road from Jaisalmer

Limeum obovatum, I think

Glinus species, slightly differs G.lotoides, further study required

I guess Limeum obovatum Vicary is the correct ID !

I too accept with …

Yes, appears correct as per
https://colombia.inaturalist.org/taxa/1454654-Limeum-obovatum
https://identify.plantnet.org/el/k-world-flora/species/Limeum%20obovatum%20Vicary/data
https://philou.i234.me/picture/limeum-obovatum-saudi-arabia/category/363-limeaceae
https://www.earth.com/plant-encyclopedia/angiosperms/limeaceae/limeum-obovatum/el/

Limeum:

I readily confirm the identifications of the images

https://efloraofindia.com/efi/limeum-obovatum/

It is L. obovatum.

I am revising this genus, and the collections from India are scarce in the European herbaria. Please let me know if there are any websites with the scanned images from the Indian herbaria. Thank you for your attention. It is important for the mapping.

Pl. check:
https://bsi.gov.in/page/en/virtual-herbarium
https://ivh.bsi.gov.in/

(I don’t know if it works as I have never used it)

References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Useful Tropical Plants India Flora Online Flora of Pakistan
https://colombia.inaturalist.org/taxa/1454654-Limeum-obovatum
https://identify.plantnet.org/el/k-world-flora/species/Limeum%20obovatum%20Vicary/data
https://philou.i234.me/picture/limeum-obovatum-saudi-arabia/category/363-limeaceae
https://www.earth.com/plant-encyclopedia/angiosperms/limeaceae/limeum-obovatum/el/

Updated on December 31, 2025