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Lobelia nummularia Lam., Encycl. 3: 589 1792. (Syn: Lobelia angulata var. papuana (S.Moore) Gilli; Lobelia arfakensis Gibbs; Lobelia begoniifolia Wall.; Lobelia horsfieldiana Miq.; Lobelia javanica Thunb.; Lobelia linnaeoides var. brevipilis E.Wimm.; Lobelia obliqua Ham. ex D.Don; Lobelia paradoxa E.Wimm.; Piddingtonia nummularia (Lam.) A.DC.; Pratia begonifolia (Wall.) Lindl.; Pratia nummularia (Lam.) A.Braun & Asch.; Pratia papuana S.Moore; Pratia podenzanae S.Moore; Pratia wollastonii S.Moore; Pratia zeylanica Hassk.; Rapuntium nummularia (Lam.) C.Presl);
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Roundleaf Star Creeper • Manipuri: কীহোম মান Kihom-man • Mizo: Choakathi • Nepali: तिलिकोस्यो Tilikosyo;
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Perennial herbs, stems prostrate, 12-55 cm, villous, rarely glabrous, simple or branched at base, nodes rooted. Leaves alternate, petiolate; petiole 2-14 mm, puberulent; blade orbicular, reniform, or ovate, 0.7-2.6 × 0.5-2.7 cm, both surfaces glabrous or puberulent, base obliquely cordate or rarely truncate, margin serrate or crenulate, apex acute, obtuse, or rounded. Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels 0.7-3.5 cm, glabrous. Hypanthium narrowly ellipsoid or urceolate, 2-4 × 2-3 mm, glabrous or villous; calyx lobes linear- triangular, 2.5-6 mm, margin with 2 or 3 pairs of denticles. Corolla purple-red, pale purple, pink, green, or yellow-white, 6-10 mm; tube glabrous or rarely ciliate outside, villous inside; limb 2-lipped; upper 2 lobes linear-triangular; lower 3 lobes lanceolate. Stamens connate above middle; filament tube glabrous; anther tube 1-1.5 mm, back villous; lower 2 anthers barbate at apex. Fruit a berry, purple-red, ellipsoid or globose, 0.7-1.5 cm; seeds suborbicular, slightly compressed, reticulate. Flowering and fruiting: October-March
Along the roadsides in evergreen forests
Tropical and subtropical Asia to Queensland
Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)
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Lobelia nummularia_RKC06_180811:
Lobelia nummularia Lam. Family: Campanulaceae
Loc.: Upper Siang district (ca 500msl), Arunachal Pradesh.
Date: Feb. 2006 Local use: Decoction of the plant is taken to dissolve the kidney stones.
Campanulaceae Week: RVS2: Pratia nummularia: Beautiful flowers,
Lobelia nummularia as per the plant list. Interesting to note the flower structure which is not actinomorphic.
Herb for id from Pelling:: NS June 08 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3).
This small, sub-erect to spreading herb with attractive flowers was shot from Pelling, Sikkim..
Please help to id.. Nice pictures. Looks like Pratia nummularia?? (Family: Campanulaceae)
Nice photographs …, and one more for your July Fortnight Thanks … for this identification.. thanks for confirmation Sir, yes, I will share it again in July..
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight:: Pratia nummularia from Sikkim:: NS 22-Concluding Post : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). This prostrate, spreading herb was shot from Pelling in Sikkim..
Pratia nummularia….really pretty!
I conclude my postings of this fortnight with this..
ID Requested : 12 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (1)
Location : Raset Forest, Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal October ’15 This is Lobelia nummularia Lam. of Lobeliaceae, perhaps under Campanulaceae now. Yes, Lobelia nummularia.. Campanulaceae, flowers are very beautiful..!! Please see..
Lobelia nummularia : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Wonderful images
Lobelia nummularia Lam. (accepted name) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Balaju, Katthmandu, Nepal
Altitude: 4600ft.
Date: 31 August 2013 Nepali Names: तिलिकोस्यो Tilikosyo / बोक्सिको मकै Boksiko Makai / ढिकुरको मकै Dhikurako Makai / निलो घोरताप्रे Nilo Ghorataapre Lobelia nummularia Lam. Nepali Names : बोक्सीको मकै Boksiko Makai / ढिकुरको मकै Dhikurako Makai / लाल गेडी Laal Gedi / मालागिरी Maalaagiree / निलो घोरताप्रे Nilo Ghorataapre / तिलिकोस्यो Tilikosyo
Location: Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal
Date: 6 September 2017
Elevation : 7700 ft.
Syn: Pratia nummularia (Lam.) A.Braun & Asch.
Nepali Names : तिलिकोस्यो Tilikosyo / बोक्सीको मकै Boksiko Makai / ढिकुरको मकै Dhikurako Makai / लाल गेडी Laalagedee / मलागिरी Malaagiree / निलो घोडताप्रे Nilo Ghodataapre / एक्लेबिर Eklebir
Location: Telkot, Nagarkot, Nepal
Date: 12 November 2017
Altitude: 5400 ft.
Attachments (2)
Location: Godavari, Nepal
Altitude : 5000 ft.
Date: 24 July 2018
Habit : Wild For me the ID is correct. The name is now Pratia nummularia according to the flowersofindia.net
    
Location: Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur
Date: 28 April 2019
Elevation: 1419 m.
Habit : Wild Syn : Pratia nummularia (Lam.) A.Braun & Asch.
. Lobelia nummularia Lam.: 7 high res. images. Location: Badikhel, Lalitpur
Date: 07 June 2024
Altitude: 1753m.
Habitat : Wild
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