Moti-Luni / Prostrate Purslane
Corbichonia decumbens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan
- Flowering
- November-May
How to identify Moti-Luni
Identify Moti-Luni by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Sprawling prostrate habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Spoon-shaped.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Aizoaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Moti-Luni.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Spoon-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Moti-Luni itself; the rest are typical of the Aizoaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Aizoaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Moti-luni, Patar chatti
About Moti-Luni
Prostrate Purslane (Corbichonia decumbens) belongs to the Aizoaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan. It grows in scrub jungle. Flowering and fruiting run from November to May.
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Moti-Luni belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
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