{"id":1263931,"date":"2011-03-12T07:01:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T07:01:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:51:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:21:40","slug":"limnophila-sessiliflora","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/limnophila-sessiliflora\/","title":{"rendered":"Limnophila sessiliflora"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Limnophila<\/i> sessiliflora<\/i> (Vahl) Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 749 749 1826<\/i>. <\/span>(syn. Ambulia sessiliflora<\/em> (Vahl) Baill. ex Wettst.; Benjaminia glabra<\/em> Benj.; Hottonia<\/em> sessiliflora<\/i> Vahl<\/font><\/a>; Limnophila griffithii<\/em> Hook.fil.; Limnophila sessiliflora<\/em> (Vahl) Griff.; Limnophila<\/em> taoyuanensis<\/i> Yang & Yen<\/font><\/a>;\u00a0Stemodia sessiliflora<\/em> (Vahl) F.Muell.; Stemodiacra sessiliflora<\/em> (Vahl) Hiern; Terebinthina glabra<\/em> (Benj.) Kuntze; Terebinthina sessiliflora<\/em> (Vahl) Kuntze);\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Java, Bhutan, India, Darjeeling,<\/font> Java, peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl.),
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\nBangladesh,<\/font> China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Hunan,
\nJiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Japan (Honshu,
\nShikoku, Kyushu), Ryukyu Isl., North Korea, South Korea, Southern Marianas
\n(Guam), USA (I) (Florida (I), Georgia (I), Texas (I)), Bolivia (I), Slovakia (I)<\/font> as per Catalogue of Life<\/a>;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Common name:<\/strong> Asian Marshweed, Dwarf Ambulia, Stalkless Marshweed<\/div>\n
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S.E. Asia Escaped into a number of countries where conditions are suitable and sometimes classified as a weed – in paddy rice fields of India, China, Japan and the Philippines. Now is naturalized in several counties in Florida from south Florida to the panhandle.<\/font>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n

Very adaptable; has been found growing in mountain streams, lakes, rivers and even damp soils.<\/font>\u00a0<\/div>\n
Looks superficially rather similar to <\/font>Cabomba<\/font><\/a> but it has <\/font>leaves<\/font><\/a> in proper whorls, about 1.2 inches (3cm) in diameter. The <\/font>leaves<\/font><\/a> are <\/font>pinnate<\/font><\/a> and bright green in colour. Under strong light the <\/font>leaves<\/font><\/a> take on a reddish hue. Can reach over 16 inches (40cm) in height. The submerse <\/font>leaves<\/font><\/a> are very different from the emerse forms – dark green, more or less lance-shaped.<\/font><\/div>\n
The fruit are capsules, ellipsoid, 3.5-5.5 mm long, green-brown when submersed, dark brown when emersed.<\/font><\/div>\n
Quite commonly used as a bunch plant in <\/font>aquariums<\/font><\/a>. Needs medium light (more light results in better growth and appearance)and a nutrient-rich water column. Benefits from the addition of CO2<\/sub>. Like many stem plants, it tends to take on a leggy growth in poor light.<\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Propagated by cuttings.<\/font><\/div>\n
Growth conditions: Ph 6-7.5 3-25 dGH 3-25 dKH Temperature 22 – 28’C<\/font><\/div>\n
A nutrient-rich substrate also benefits the plant. May be confused with other stem plants with similar appearance<\/font><\/div>\n
(From Wikipedia<\/font><\/a>\u00a0on 15.8.13)<\/p>\n
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The species occurs from India east through Bhutan, Nepal and southern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang) to the Korean Peninsula and Japan and south through Bangladesh, Indochina, the Philippines, the Mariana Islands, Malaysia and Singapore to Indonesia (eFloras 2011, GRIN 2011).<\/font><\/div>\n
The species occurs in a wide variety of wetland habitats, including the margins of ponds, swamps, rice fields, seasonally inundated habitats along streams and low-lying wet areas.<\/font>\u00a0<\/div>\n
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For Id 211108JM – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/a>\u00a0: 2 images. <\/div>\n
On 2\/11\/08 at Bot. Gardens in Hyderabad, AP<\/font>. It was a mat like herb along a water pond.<\/font><\/p>\n
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It may be Limnophila indica<\/i>, but I am not very sure.<\/p>\n
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It appears a bit different from Limnophila indica<\/i> pictures at link<\/a><\/div>\n
However, I think it may be Limnophila sessiliflora<\/i> (Asian or Dwarf Ambulia<\/b>), see the links: <\/div>\n
Lucidcentral<\/a>\u00a0(with flowering pictures also), <\/div>\n
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ID of Limnophila sp. from Assam KD 03 April<\/a>\u00a0: 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) <\/div>\n
Attached images may be sp. of Limnophila<\/i>. Please ID the plant sp. <\/span><\/div>\n
Date :19,02.2015<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
Location: Assam<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
Family : Scrophulariaceae<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
Genus& species : <\/span> Limnophila <\/i>sp.<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat: Grows wild on wetland<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
Habit :Herb<\/font><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Limnophila<\/i><\/font><\/a> species in eFloraofindia (with details\/ keys <\/b>from published papers\/ regional floras\/ FRLHT\/ FOI\/ Biotik\/ efloras\/ books etc., where ever available)<\/font><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The plant uploaded seems to be Limnophila indica<\/i> known as Indian Marshy weed.<\/p>\n
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Limnophila sessiliflora<\/i>..\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Limnophila sessiliflora<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (<\/font>2<\/font>)<\/font><\/div>\n

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Family Scrophulariaceae<\/i><\/div>\n
Found growing in post harvested paddy field<\/font><\/div>\n
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Requesting id:<\/a> (mixed thread): On 29.10.2011 found this <\/font>submerged plant<\/font> <\/font>in Perambadi lake, Kodagu (Coorg), Karnataka.
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<\/font>A guess, this could be Limnophylla heterophylla<\/p>\n

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<\/i>A spelling correction, please read the suggested name as Limnophila heterophylla <\/i>of Plantaginaceae<\/i> family. <\/p>\n

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I agree with\u00a0… id for the third picture. First two could be of a Myriophyllum <\/i>species.<\/p>\n

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This should be Limnophila sessiliflora<\/em><\/font> (Vahl) Blume<\/font><\/u><\/a> as per details herein.<\/p>\n

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Aquatic plants from Assam KD 04 JUL 2017<\/font><\/a> : 11 posts by 5 authors. Attachments<\/span> (3)<\/font><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
Attached images are aquatic plants<\/font>. Pl. ID the plants<\/font>\u00a0
Date :09.06.2017
Location: Assam
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Is it not Limnophila<\/em> sp.?<\/p>\n
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Also check for<\/font><\/span> Cabomba <\/em>species<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/font>\u00a0<\/div>\n

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What about Ceratophyllum submersum<\/em>.<\/div>\n

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I think not matching\u00a0with <\/font>Ceratophyllum<\/em><\/font><\/a>\u00a0&<\/font><\/span>\u00a0Cabomba<\/em><\/font><\/a>\u00a0species available so far in efi.<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
Limnophila<\/em><\/font><\/a>\u00a0species so far in efi.<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It looks like underground leaves of Limnophila aromatica<\/em>. but I cant be sure without seeing the upper part.<\/div>\n

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Can be Limnophila indica<\/em><\/font> (L.) Druce<\/font><\/a>\u00a0or Limnophila sessiliflora<\/em><\/font> (Vahl) Blume<\/font><\/a>\u00a0as per FoC illustration<\/font><\/a>.<\/div>\n
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An aquatic herb<\/font> at Alibag, Maharashtra<\/font><\/p>\n
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Limnophylla<\/em> most probably…<\/p>\n
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This indeed Limnophylla<\/em> <\/p>\n
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Limnophila heterophylla<\/em> perhaps<\/p>\n
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Copying the link for Limnophylla heterophylla
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When you put this taxa for search on google, most of the plant that comes on the search are either Cabomba aquatica<\/em> and Limnophila aquatica<\/em> and sometimes L. sessiliflora<\/em>. We shouldnt always trust the links on internet. Even renowned sites have issues.
As the name suggests, heterophylla<\/em>, when the plants emerge outside water the leaf morphology changes and it is very much different from the part submerged in water.<\/font>
I am still not sure of the species of above plant but to confirm Limnophila<\/em> the best thing is to smell it. <\/font>It has a very pleasant camphor+fennel.<\/font><\/p>\n
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Id required for aquatic plants – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/font><\/a>\u00a0:\u00a01 correct\u00a0image as above.<\/div>\n

These are pictures of some aquatic plants. These pics were taken in Western Ghats in Maharashtra.<\/font> According to me there are 3 plants. It was a fresh water stream. I want to know their names..<\/p>\n
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4th one must be Chara.
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I can identify the one in the last photograph as I have it in my aquarium and I also frequently see it in rivers and pools in konkan. It is a Cobomba spp.
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Following links gives many pictures of many Limnophila <\/em>species & may be it helps you\u00a0in your identification:<\/font><\/div>\n

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It seems\u00a0… is right, Pic 1 is a mixture,<\/font> Pic 2 & 3 are Limnophila sessiliflora<\/em> and the 4th is L. aquatica<\/em>. <\/p>\n

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Pictures of Chara<\/strong>\u00a0appear different at link: http:\/\/images.google.co.in\/<\/font>images?hl=en&q=Chara&um=1&ie=<\/font>UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi<\/font><\/a>\u00a0as does pictures of Cobomba<\/em> species at link: http:\/\/images.google.co.in\/<\/font>images?um=1&hl=en&q=Cobomba&<\/font>ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/font><\/strong>Catalogue of Life<\/font><\/a><\/font>\u00a0 The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/font><\/a> \u00a0<\/font>GRIN<\/font><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/font>Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal<\/font><\/a>\u00a0 <\/font>Flora of China<\/font><\/a>\u00a0 FoC illustration<\/a>\u00a0 <\/font>Wikipedia<\/font><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/font>India Biodiversity Portal<\/font><\/a>\u00a0 <\/font>IUCN Red List (LC)<\/font><\/a>\u00a0 <\/font><\/span>Limnophila images<\/font><\/a>\u00a0 Flowers of India<\/a><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n

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Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 749 749 1826. (syn. Ambulia sessiliflora (Vahl) Baill. ex Wettst.; Benjaminia glabra Benj.; Hottonia sessiliflora Vahl; Limnophila griffithii Hook.fil.; Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Griff.; Limnophila taoyuanensis Yang & Yen;\u00a0Stemodia sessiliflora (Vahl) F.Muell.; Stemodiacra sessiliflora (Vahl) Hiern; Terebinthina glabra (Benj.) Kuntze; Terebinthina sessiliflora…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5761],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1263931","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-limnophila"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1263931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1263931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1263931\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1263931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1263931"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1263931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}