Mitrasacme prolifera R.Br.

 

Family – Loganiaceae

Synonym – Mitrasacme alsinoides var. indica (Wight) H.Hara; Mitrasacme crystallina Griff.; Mitrasacme indica Wight; Mitrasacme prolifera var. diffusa Benth. 

Habit – Herb

Habitat – Degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains

Distribution – Indo-Malesia to Australia and East Asia

Flowering and Fruiting – September-October

Key Identification Features – This glabrous herb grows up to 7 cm tall. Its leaves are simple, opposite, linear-lanceolate, and measure 5-10 x 1-2 mm. The white flowers occur singly or in clusters of 2-3 in the axils, with filiform pedicel. The corolla is campanulate, villous within the throat. It has 4 included stamens with oblong anthers. The subglobose ovary has connate styles above, and the capsule contains reticulate seeds.

Uses – Not documented