Linderniaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Lindernia ruellioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lindernia ruellioides is an annual plant growing 10 - 15cm tall with stolons up to 30cm long. The stems are usually branched, rarely erect, rooting at the lower nodes[ 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 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)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, southern Japan, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea

HabitatGrassland, plains, mountain valleys, forests; at elevations below 1,500 metres[ 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. ].