Aizoaceae · Glinus

Jima / Hill Mollugo

Glinus oppositifolius

HerboutdoorMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu & 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, 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

Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed

Characters marked “recorded” are for Jima itself; the rest are typical of the Aizoaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

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.

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Botanical family

Aizoaceae

Carpet-Weed Family

Jima belongs to the Aizoaceae family.

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