✿Scrophulariaceae · Lindernia

Kanchi-Duria-Bon / Pimpernel Lindernia

Lindernia anagallis

Herb

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh & more
Flowering: May-December

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Lindernia anagallis
Genus: Lindernia
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Moist places
Habitat type: Wetland
Distribution: Tropical Asia, India, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Tropical Australia
Found in India: Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting: May-December
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour: Blue/purplerecorded

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Raceme
Fruit: Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Kanchi-Duria-Bon itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Assamese: Kanchi-duria-bon
Marathi: गदग वेल Gadag vel

About Kanchi-Duria-Bon

Pimpernel Lindernia (Lindernia anagallis) belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and 5 other states. It grows in moist places. Flowering and fruiting run from May to December.

Botanical family

Scrophulariaceae

Figwort family

Kanchi-Duria-Bon belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.

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