Illustrative leaf, not this species
Polycarpon prostratum
Sureta / Prostrate Manyseed
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan
- Flowering
- August-May
Sureta in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Assamese | ঘীমা | Ghima |
| Hindi | Not recorded | Sureta |
See the original recorded names
- Assamese
- ঘীমা Ghima
- Hindi
- Sureta
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Polycarpaea prostrata. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Africa to Syria, NE. Pakistan to S. China and Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Paddy fields and river banks in the plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Meghalaya →Rajasthan →
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How to identify Sureta
Identify Sureta by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Prostrate mat-forming habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Caryophyllaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sureta.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polycarpon prostratum
- Genus
- Polycarpon
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Paddy fields and river banks in the plains
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sureta itself; the rest are typical of the Caryophyllaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sureta
A member of the Caryophyllaceae family, Prostrate Manyseed (Polycarpon prostratum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Meghalaya and Rajasthan. It grows in paddy fields and river banks in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to May.
Caryophyllaceae
Pink Family
Sureta belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family.
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