As recorded for Landgu
Zornia gibbosa
Landgu / Grasslike Zornia കൊഴുപ്പ
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-January
Landgu 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Telugu | నేలబరికి | nela bariki |
| Kannada | ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ · ನೆಲ್ಲು ಜೊಳ್ಳು ಸೊಪ್ಪು | elu potti, nellu jollu soppu |
| Malayalam | കൊഴുപ്പ · മുറികൂട്ടി | kozhuppa, murikkotti |
| Marathi | लांडगु | landgu |
See the original recorded names
- Telugu
- నేలబరికి nela bariki
- Kannada
- ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti, ನೆಲ್ಲು ಜೊಳ್ಳು ಸೊಪ್ಪು nellu jollu soppu
- Malayalam
- കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa, മുറികൂട്ടി murikkotti
- Marathi
- लांडगु landgu
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mascarenes, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Scrub jungles, degraded forests and in plains up to 1400 m
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Telangana →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Landgu
Identify Landgu 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.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Landgu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zornia gibbosa
- Genus
- Zornia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles, degraded forests and in plains up to 1400 m
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, China, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Bhutan
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Zornia gibbosa is a small herb with 2-foliolate leaves and lance-shaped leaflets (up to 2.5 cm) marked with black glands.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Landgu itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Landgu itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Landgu
Grasslike Zornia (Zornia gibbosa) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra and 14 other states. It grows in scrub jungles, degraded forests and in plains up to 1400 m. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Landgu belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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