Sim Jhaar / Roundleaf Toothcup
Rotala rotundifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rotala rotundifolia
- Genus
- Rotala
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along streams and marshy areas
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- South and Southeast Asia, Japan, China
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Lythraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- सिम झार Sim Jhaar
About Sim Jhaar
Roundleaf Toothcup (Rotala rotundifolia) is a herb belonging to the Lythraceae family (Loosestrife/Henna family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, axillary/raceme flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is typically found in along streams and marshy areas. It occurs across South and Southeast Asia, Japan, China. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Sim Jhaar belongs to the Lythraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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