Thanga-Puspam / Roundleaf Lindernia
Lindernia rotundifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lindernia rotundifolia
- Genus
- Lindernia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- 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
- Flower colour
- Blue/purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Thanga-Puspam itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Thanga-puspam
About Thanga-Puspam
Roundleaf Lindernia (Lindernia rotundifolia) belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It grows in marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Thanga-Puspam belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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