Lindernia crustacea

Botanical Description

Lindernia crustacea is an erect annual to short-lived perennial plant growing 10 - 20cm tall. The stem is much branched, the branches widely spreading[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN 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. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine - it is one of the commonest plants in Chinese pharmacies in Indonesia and Malaysia[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The species has a very wide distribution. It occurs in a wide range of wetland and some non-wetland habitats and is able to exploit anthropogenic habitats such as rice fields It is therefore unlikely to become extinct in the short term. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].