Centranthera tranquebarica (Spreng.) Merr., Anniv. Vol. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 57 1942. (Syn: Capraria humifusa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Centranthera humifusa (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) Benth.; Centranthera lepidota (Roth) Hand.-Mazz.; Centranthera tonkinensis Bonati; Digitalis roxburghii Roth; Razumovia lepidota (Roth) Alston; Razumovia tonkinensis (Bonati) Merrill; Razumovia tranquebarica Spreng.; Torenia lepidota Roth); China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan), Cambodia, India, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl., Melaka), Singapore (I), Myanmar [Burma] (Yangon) as per Catalogue of Life; Australia; Cambodia; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam as per IUCN Red List (LC); Common name: Tranquebar Spur-Anther Flower Stem erect, up to 15.5 cm high, often diffusely branched from base, slender, hispid on angles. Leaves linear, opposite below, alternate above, 0.9-2.8 x 0.2 cm, narrowed at base, subobtuse at apex, pustular scabrid on both surfaces. Flowers in axils of middle and upper leaves. Bracts oblong, 1-1.5 mm long. Bracteoles linear-oblong, 1-1.5 mm long. Calyx tube inflated, 4.5-5 mm long, hispid without. Corolla 10-11 mm long; tube 6-9 mm long, dorsally dull purple, ventrally yellowish; lobes of limb yellow; lower lip 7 mm across. Style glabrous. Capsule globose, 4 x 4 mm, slightly shorter than calyx, tipped with withered style, glabrous, brown; seeds oblong-cuneate, 0.8 mm long, reticulate. Flowering and fruiting: September-November Wet sandy fields Indo-Malesia (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) sharing the images of Centranthera tranquebarica Name of the species: Centranthera tranquebarica Family: Scrophulariaceae Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa Altitude: 100 m above msl Habit: Herb Habitat: Grasslands and agricultural fields Please help me in identifying this small wetland herb. Height: up to 15 cm Leaf: 1-1.5 cm long Flower: 1 cm across Habitat: wetland (marsh soil) Date: 09 May 2015 Location: near Kelambakkam, Kancheepuram dist., TN Alt.: 30 m asl Striga………? Please check for Centranthera of Scrophulariaceae. if the linear thick leaves belong to this flower, could be Gratiola (now in Plantaginaceae) yes …, the linear thick leaves are of this plant only. thank you This is Centranthera nepalensis D.Don Seems to be Centranthera tranquebarica It is Centranthera tranquebarica (Spreng.) Merr., of OROBANCHACEAE (as per APG system of classification). It is also found in marshy. wet lands near Bay of Bengal. Seems to match with Centranthera tranquebarica posted by … in another thread. References: |
Centranthera tranquebarica
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