Status:
valid
Authors:
(Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Hand.-Mazz.
Source:
tro
Year:
1936
Citation Micro:
Symb. Sin. 7: 837 (1936)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001140029
Description
Limnophila connata (also called Connate Forget-me-not, among many other common names) is an annual herbaceous plant native to India. It has a basal rosette of leaves and small white flowers. It grows in moist, shady areas and is often found in grasslands, meadows, and along roadsides.
Uses & Benefits
Limnophila connata is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used as a medicinal plant for treating skin diseases, fever, and inflammation.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Limnophila connata has small, white flowers that appear in the summer. The seeds are small and black in color. The seedlings have two pairs of opposite leaves.
Where to Find Limnophila connata
Limnophila connata can be found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan.
Species in the Limnophila genus
Limnophila ludoviciana,
Limnophila balsamea,
Limnophila australis,
Limnophila aquatica,
Limnophila ceratophylloides,
Limnophila barteri,
Limnophila cana,
Limnophila cambodiana,
Limnophila brownii,
Limnophila hippuridoides,
Limnophila helferi,
Limnophila glandulifera,
Limnophila glabra,
Limnophila geoffrayi,
Limnophila fluviatilis,
Limnophila hayatae,
Limnophila dasyantha,
Limnophila fragrans,
Limnophila laotica,
Limnophila micrantha,
Limnophila parviflora,
Limnophila indica,
Limnophila pulcherrima,
Limnophila polystachya,
Limnophila polyantha,
Limnophila poilanei,
Limnophila siamensis,
Limnophila tillaeoides,
Limnophila villosa,
Limnophila villifera,
Limnophila verticillata,
Limnophila chinensis,
Limnophila sessiliflora,
Limnophila bangweolensis,
Limnophila heterophylla,
Limnophila crassifolia,
Limnophila connata,
Limnophila connata,
Limnophila rugosa,
Limnophila repens,
Limnophila erecta,
Limnophila borealis,
Limnophila limnophiloides,
Limnophila aromatica,
Limnophila wilsonii,
Limnophila laxa,
Limnophila palauensis,
Species in the Plantaginaceae family
Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum,
Adenosma annamense,
Adenosma bracteosum,
Adenosma camphoratum,
Adenosma cordifolium,
Adenosma debilis,
Adenosma elsholtzioides,
Adenosma glutinosum,
Adenosma hirsutum,
Adenosma indianum,
Adenosma inopinatum,
Adenosma javanicum,
Adenosma macrophyllum,
Adenosma malabaricum,
Adenosma microcephalum,
Adenosma muelleri,
Adenosma nelsonioides,
Adenosma papuana,
Adenosma punctata,
Adenosma retusilobum,
Adenosma subrepens,
Adenosma ternata,
Adenosma thorelii,
Agathelpis adunca,
Agathelpis brevifolia,
Agathelpis mucronata,
Albraunia foveopilosa,
Albraunia fugax,
Albraunia psilosperma,
Anamaria heterophylla,
Anarrhinum bellidifolium,
Anarrhinum corsicum,
Anarrhinum duriminium,
Anarrhinum forsskaolii,
Anarrhinum fruticosum,
Anarrhinum intermedium,
Anarrhinum laxiflorum,
Anarrhinum longipedicellatum,
Anarrhinum orientale,
Anarrhinum pedatum,
Anarrhinum forskaohlii,
Ancistrostylis harmandii,
Angelonia acuminatissima,
Angelonia alternifolia,
Angelonia angustifolia,
Angelonia arguta,
Angelonia biflora,
Angelonia bisaccata,
Angelonia blanchetii,
Angelonia campestris,
References
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:804305-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].