Lindernia pusilla
(Willd.) Bold.
Linderniaceae
A recent study in the family Linderniaceae - Fischer E.; Schäferhoff B. & Müller K.: The Phylogeny of Linderniaceae - The New Genus Linderniella, and new combinations within Bonnaya, Craterostigma, Lindernia, Micranthemum, Torenia and Vandellia. Willdenowia 43: 209 - 238. December 2013. ISSN 0511-9618 - has proposed moving several genera from Scrophulariaceae into Lindernia; resurrecting the genera Bonnaya and Vandellia from within Lindernia; and describes a new genus Linderniella. These changes have not yet been accepted - if they do then this species will become Vandellia pusilla (Willd.) Merr.
Gratiola pusilla Willd.
Lindernia hirta (Cham. & Schltdl.) Pennell
Lindernia stellariifolia Hayata
Torenia hirta Cham. & Schltdl.
Vandellia hirta (Cham. & Schltdl.) T.Yamaz.
Vandellia pusilla (Willd.) Merr.
Common Name:
General Information
Lindernia pusilla is a suberect, annual plant with a branched stem, growing 6 - 30cm tall[
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- Flora of China
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
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- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
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- 1994
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- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
No threats have been reported for this species. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora of China
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
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- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea.
Habitat
By water, wet places, rice fields, forests; at elevations from 800 - 1,600 metres[
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- Flora of China
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
]. Margins of ponds, in marshes, wet low-lying areas, wet grassy habitats and in rice fields[
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The plant is used as a wild-food plant[
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]. This almost cetainly means that the leaves are eaten either as a condiment or as a pot herb[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Medicinal
Most Lindernia species are very bitter and many are used medicinally. This is one of several species that are often used more or less interchangeably.to treat dysentery and other intestinal problems[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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]. A decoction of the leaves is given after childbirth[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The aerial parts are widely used in poultices for relieving boils, sores and itches[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The juice of the aerial parts, mixed with turmeric (Curcuma longa) and heated with a little water, is applied to infected fingernails[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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