Kapur / Creeping Marshweed
Limnophila repens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- July-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Limnophila repens
- Genus
- Limnophila
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet places and paddy fields
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कपूर kapur
- Bengali
- মাইট্যা কেশরী maitya keshari
- Kannada
- ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi, ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari
- Malayalam
- മാങ്ങനാറി maangannaari, മാങ്ങനാറി
- Marathi
- सरपट तुरटी sarpat turati
About Kapur
Creeping Marshweed (Limnophila repens) is a herb belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family (Figwort family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is typically found in wet places and paddy fields. It occurs across Tropical Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-February. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Kapur belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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