✿Aizoaceae · Glinus
Jima / Hill Mollugo
Glinus oppositifolius
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- November-April
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, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Aizoaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
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
Hill Mollugo (Glinus oppositifolius) is a herb belonging to the Aizoaceae family (Carpet-Weed Family). It is typically found in open areas, lakeshores and stream banks. It occurs across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Jima belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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