Salomonia ciliata

Salomonia ciliata (L.) DC., Prodr. 1: 334 (1824) (syn: Amorpha pedalis Blanco ; Polygala arnottiana Hassk. ; Polygala arvensis Roxb. ; Polygala canarana A.W.Benn. ; Polygala ciliata L.; Salomonia angulata Griff. ; Salomonia arnottiana Miq. ; Salomonia canarana Hassk. ; Salomonia cavaleriei H.Lév. ; Salomonia ciliata f. oblongifolia (DC.) V.S.Raju ; Salomonia ciliata f. pubescens H.Koyama ; Salomonia cordata Arn. ; Salomonia crabiformis H.Koyama ; Salomonia horneri Hassk. ; Salomonia leptostachya Wall. ; Salomonia oblongifolia DC. ; Salomonia obovata Wight ; Salomonia ramosissima Turcz. ; Salomonia rigida Hassk. ; Salomonia sessilifolia D.Don ; Salomonia setosociliata Hassk. ; Salomonia stricta Siebold & Zucc. ; Salomonia uncinata Hassk.);
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Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NW. Pacific: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Common name: Fringed-Leaf Milkwort
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756 ID wild plant: 16 high res. images.

Please ID wild plant,
Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 28JUL2023, 06pm
Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy misty windy highland 
Plant habit: micro erect branched geophyte herb, slender weak angular stem 02mm base diameter, annual
Height: 06cm
Leaves: alternate elliptical acute leathery glossy serrated margin, size upto: 01×0.5cm
Flower: terminal spike inflorescence, clustered, pink to whitish violet, non fragrant diameter:02mm
Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid compressed spiked margin size:03.5x02mm
Seed:

Salomonia ciliata (L.) DC.



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References:
POWO  GBIF (High resolution specimens)  Flora of China  FOC illustration  Flora of Thailand  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  India Flora Online  Flora of Sri Lanka Flowers of India  Wikipedia  iNaturalist

Updated on March 26, 2026

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