Zeylanidium lichenoides
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- January-March
How to identify Zeylanidium lichenoides
Identify Zeylanidium lichenoides 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: Lichen-like crust on submerged rocks.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Podostemaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Zeylanidium lichenoides.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zeylanidium lichenoides
- Genus
- Zeylanidium
- Family
- Podostemaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In hill streams, attached to rocks in rivers
- Native to
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
About Zeylanidium lichenoides
A member of the Podostemaceae family, Zeylanidium lichenoides is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in in hill streams, attached to rocks in rivers. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Podostemaceae
River Weed Family
Zeylanidium lichenoides belongs to the Podostemaceae family.
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