Jima / Hill Mollugo
Glinus oppositifolius
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- November-April
How to identify Jima
Identify Jima 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: Opposite leaf arrangement.
- Confirm leaf shape: Spoon-shaped.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Aizoaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jima.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glinus oppositifolius
- Genus
- Glinus
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open areas, lakeshores and stream banks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Kerala, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Spoon-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jima 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
- Jima, Grishma-sundaraka, Ghima
- Tamil
- Pampantra, Thura poondu
- Telugu
- Chayuntarashi, Chedarasi
- Kannada
- ಚದರಾಸಿ ಗಿಡ Chadarasi gida, ಚದರಾಸಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Chandarasisoppu
About Jima
A member of the Aizoaceae family, Hill Mollugo (Glinus oppositifolius) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and 12 other states. It grows in open areas, lakeshores and stream banks. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Jima belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
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