*Lindernia ciliata* (Colsm.) Pennell ; Brittonia 2:182 (1936)
*Habit*. Annual, broad-leaved, prostrate, stoloniferous herbs, up to 0.13 m high. *Leaves*. Opposite, decussate, simple, not sheathing (the pairs of petioles meet across the stems), subsessile, petiole to 1 mm long. *Leaf blade* 21–24 mm long, 7–9 mm wide, undissected, elliptic, base tapering, margins serrate (aristate-serrate), apex acute or obtuse. Blade glabrous (rarely with hairs). *Flowers*. Arranged in inflorescences, in racemes (to 30 mm long); predominantly white, very irregular, the floral asymmetry involving the perianth, pedicellate, pedicel 2.5–3 mm long, perianth 2 -whorled. *Calyx*2.7–5 mm long, 5 sepals, all sepals joined (but cleft to middle). *Corolla* 6–13 mm long, 5 petals, all petals joined (2-lipped, with 2 and 3 lobes). *Stamens* 2 (plus 2 staminodes), adnate to the perianth, all alternating with the corolla parts, free of each other. Anthers dehiscing via longitudinal slits. *Ovary* syncarpous, superior, 2 -celled. Ovules numerous. *Styles* 1, simple. *Fruit*. Dehiscent (septicidal), a capsule, non-fleshy, 7–19 mm long, to 1 mm wide. *Distribution*. *Australian:* Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland. Alien to Australia, alien to Western Australia. *Native:*South-east Asia, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka. *Habitat*. Amongst low trees (in* Melaleuca minutifolia* woodland); in gravelly soil; growing in disturbed natural vegetation. *Flowering period*. April (all year in Sri Lanka). Reference: Depertment of Envioronment and Conservation Western Australia Herbarium. Regards Tanay On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > ... as already pointed out by Vijayasankar ji, ... *Lindernia > ciliata*commonly known as: fringed false pimpernel, hairy slitwort • > Manipuri: কিহোম > মান kihom man • Nepalese: ओनमुडिया oonmudia > > > Regards. > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Plants were sent to me by Dr. Manohara for me for identification. They >> were larger size images of two plants, 3 photographs each. I am sending them >> separately after reduction of size. Please help in identification, although >> there are no details. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> >> Sir kindly help me in Identifying these plants. >> >> >> Manohara >> >> >> >> Dr. T.N. Manohara >> >> Scientist-C (Systematic Botany) >> >> Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) >> >> Deovan, JORHAT 785 001, Assam. >> >> Tel: +91 9435351304 >> >> Email: [email protected] >> >> > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
