Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lythraceae | Genus: Rotala | Species: Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. Ex Roxb.) Koehne |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | - | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Dwarf rotala, Pink Rotala | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Pink Baby Tears, Roundleaf Toothcup | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ishing-kundo | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 2300 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits are dry capsules that split open to disperse seeds |
| Habitat | Occurs in wildly is often found in a semi-emersed state at the edges of rice paddies and in moist locations also cultivated in aquatic gardens | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, China, Vietnam, Burma and Myanmar | Bark Details | Glabrous, smooth and crustaceous |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | The emerse form has rounded leaves, the submerse leaves are narrow lanceolate, it is very variable dependent on light and environmental conditions. Under strong light the leaves can become almost wine red | Leaf Details | Leaves 0.8-13×6-11mm, entire,glabrous, dorsiventral, midvein prominent, secondaryvein 4 in each side apex obtuse, base obtuse, sessileor shortly petioled, green or reddish |
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