Monday, July 1, 2024

Lindernia hyssopioides (L.) Haines

 

Family: Linderniaceae

Synonym: Ilysanthes hyssopioides (L.) Benth. 

Vernacular name: Hyssop Lindernia

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Small ponds and marshy areas

Distribution: India, Southeast Asia, Malesia, China

Flowering and Fruiting: March-September

Key identification features: Slender erect herbs; up to 40 cm tall; stem 4-angled, simple or diffusely branched. Leaves linear-lanceolate, basal ones elliptic-ovate, Flowers axillary, solitary; Corolla pale lilac or bluish, ovoid-ellipsoid, twice as long as the fruiting calyx. Seeds yellow, oblong, longitudinally ridged.

Uses: The aerial parts are widely used in poultices for relieving boils, sores and itches.




 

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