About Creeping Coldenia
Coldenia, named after C. Colden, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Coldeniaceae. It is the only genus in the family. As of December 2025, the sole accepted species is Coldenia procumbens.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coldenia procumbens
- Genus
- Coldenia
- Family
- BORAGINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands, dried up ponds
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Tripungkee, Tripungki, Tripunkhi
- Tamil
- செருப்படை, Seruppadai, Sirupadi
- Telugu
- Hamapadi, Hamsapdu, Chepputattaku
- Kannada
- Hamsapaadi, Godaapadi
- Marathi
- Tripunkhi, Taripakshi, त्रिपंखी
Botanical family
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Creeping Coldenia belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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