Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(Schltr.) Kupicha
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1984
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Kew Bull. 38: 630 (1984)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001104776
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Miraglossum verticillare
 - Verticillare's Miraglossum
 - Miraglossum Verticillare
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Miraglossum verticillare (also called 'Whorled Miraglossum', among many other common names) is an annual herb with a creeping rhizome. It is native to the Himalayas, India, China, and Southeast Asia. It grows in moist forests, grasslands, and along streams.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Miraglossum verticillare is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover in rock gardens.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            The flowers of Miraglossum verticillare are small and white, with a yellow center. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings are thin and green.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                                    
                        Where to Find Miraglossum verticillare
                        
                            Miraglossum verticillare is found in India.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Miraglossum genus
                        
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Apocynaceae family
                        
                            Acokanthera laevigata, 
Acokanthera oblongifolia, 
Acokanthera oppositifolia, 
Acokanthera rotundata, 
Acokanthera schimperi, 
Adenium boehmianum, 
Adenium multiflorum, 
Adenium obesum, 
Adenium oleifolium, 
Adenium swazicum, 
Adenium dhofarense, 
Aganosma breviloba, 
Aganosma cymosa, 
Aganosma gracilis, 
Aganosma lacei, 
Aganosma petelotii, 
Aganosma schlechteriana, 
Aganosma siamensis, 
Aganosma wallichii, 
Aganosma heynei, 
Alafia alba, 
Alafia barteri, 
Alafia benthamii, 
Alafia berrieri, 
Alafia calophylla, 
Alafia caudata, 
Alafia erythrophthalma, 
Alafia falcata, 
Alafia fuscata, 
Alafia insularis, 
Alafia intermedia, 
Alafia landolphioides, 
Alafia lucida, 
Alafia microstylis, 
Alafia multiflora, 
Alafia nigrescens, 
Alafia orientalis, 
Alafia parciflora, 
Alafia pauciflora, 
Alafia perrieri, 
Alafia schumannii, 
Alafia thouarsii, 
Alafia vallium, 
Alafia verschuereni, 
Alafia whytei, 
Alafia zambesiaca, 
Allamanda calcicola, 
Allamanda angustifolia, 
Allamanda blanchetii, 
Allamanda cathartica,