Family
– Scrophulariaceae
Synonym
– Bonnaya pusilla Griff.; Lindernia
tenuifolia (Colsm.) Alston; Vandellia tenuifolia (Colsm.)
Haines; Gratiola
tenuifolia Colsm.
Vernacular
names – Chelichulli
Habit
– Herb
Habitat
– Along banks of backwaters and mangroves
Distribution
– Indo-Malesia to Australia
Flowering
and Fruiting – August-October
Key Identification Features – This annual herb grows up to 40 cm high. Its
opposite leaves are linear-oblong, glabrous on both surfaces. The solitary
flowers are pale blue to bluish violet. The stamens are exserted, and the
capsule is linear-cylindrical, twice or thrice as long as the calyx.
Uses
– Not
well documented
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