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Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst.

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Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst.
Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCarinta herbacea (Jacq.) W.Wight
synonymCarinta repens (L.) L.B.Sm. & Downs
synonymCarinta repens var. americana Bremek.
synonymCarinta repens var. comorensis Bremek.
synonymCarinta uniflora (Hiern) G.Taylor
synonymCephaelis diversifolia Blume
synonymCephaelis herbacea (Jacq.) Kurz
synonymCephaelis reniformis Kunth
synonymGeocardia cordata (Miq.) Standl.
synonymGeocardia herbacea (Jacq.) Standl.
synonymGeocardia repens (L.) Bakh.f.
synonymGeophila cordata Miq.
synonymGeophila diversifolia (Blume) DC.
synonymGeophila herbacea K.Schum.
synonymGeophila hydrocotyloides Zipp. ex Span.
synonymGeophila reniformis (Kunth) Cham. & Schltdl., nom. illeg.
synonymGeophila reniformis var. americana Cham. & Schltdl.
synonymGeophila reniformis var. asiatica Rheede ex Cham. & Schltdl.
synonymGeophila repens subsp. reniformis (D.Don) M.R.Almeida
synonymGeophila repens var. asiatica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fosberg
synonymGeophila uniflora Hiern
synonymGeophila violacea (Aubl.) DC.
synonymMapouria cordata (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
synonymMapouria herbacea (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.
synonymMapouria herbacea var. minor Müll.Arg.
synonymPsychotria herbacea Jacq.
synonymPsychotria repens (L.) L.
synonymPsychotria sylvana Pers.
synonymPsychotria violacea Aubl.
synonymPsychotrophum herbaceum (Jacq.) Crantz
synonymRondeletia repens L.
synonymUragoga herbacea (Jacq.) Kuntze
synonymUragoga reniformis (D.Don) M.Gómez, nom. illeg.
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Karimutthil
  • Karinkudungal
Other
  • Karimutthil
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Prostrate herbs; stem slender, stolon-like. Leaves 1.5-2.5 x 1-2 cm, orbicular or broadly ovate to reniform, apex rounded or retuse, chartaceous, basally 5-7-nerved; petiole to 5 cm long. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered umbels; peduncles to 4 cm long. Calyx tube short; lobes subulate, 3 mm long, persistent. Corolla 1-1.5 cm across, funnel-shaped, hairy within, white; lobes recurved, ovate-acute. Stamens 5, included. Ovary 2-locular; ovule 1-per locule. Berry c. 7 mm across, globose, scarlet. Seeds plano-convex.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Creeping Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: October-April
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats, Moist Deciduous
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Wet places
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Meghalaya, Western Ghats, Andaman

                Local Distribution

                Assam

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Maharashtra: Sindhudurg Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Virudhunagar
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Global Distribution

                    Pantropical

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda
                      Ayurveda
                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda, Folk medicine

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1046
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1046
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Medicinal
                        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          No Data
                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1046
                          1. Geophila repens (L.) Johnst., Sargentia 8: 281. 1949; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 208. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 189. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 214. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 231. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 12, 18; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 219. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 147. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 321. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 172. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 148. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 249. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 346. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 416. 2009.
                          2. Rondeletia repens L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 928. 1759.
                          3. Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 199. 1891; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 191. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 164. 1995.
                          4. Geophila reniformis D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 136. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3:178.1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 643(454). 1921.
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1046
                          2. Geophila repens (L.) Johnst., Sargentia 8: 281. 1949; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 208. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 189. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 214. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 231. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 12, 18; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 219. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 147. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 321. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 172. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 148. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 249. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 346. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 416. 2009.
                          3. Rondeletia repens L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 928. 1759.
                          4. Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 199. 1891; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 191. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 164. 1995.
                          5. Geophila reniformis D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 136. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3:178.1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 643(454). 1921.
                          6. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
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                          📚 Meta data
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                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassMagnoliopsida
                          OrderGentianales
                          FamilyRubiaceae
                          GenusGeophila
                          SpeciesGeophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst.
                          📊 Temporal Distribution
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