Lobelia nummularia

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);

 

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.

(From India Biodiversity Portal

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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.

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).

Wonderful images

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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

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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