Family: Linderniaceae
Synonym: Vandellia anagallis (Burm.f.) T.Yamaz.
Vernacular name: Pimpernel Lindernia
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Banks of streams and marshy areas
Distribution: Tropical & Subtropical Asia to North Australia
Flowering and Fruiting: July-December
Key identification features: Diffuse herbs, rooting at lower nodes, then ascending. Flowers white or pink, axillary, solitary or rarely 2-per node; Capsule linear, glabrous, much exceeding the calyx. Seeds ellipsoid.
Uses: It is used as a remedy for gonorrhoea.It is used
as a diuretic in nephritis, and also for
furuncles and carbuncles. The entire plant is used for asthma.
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