NATIVE :: Scrophulariaceae (scrophularia, or figwort family) » Lindenbergia muraria

[Dinesh Valke]

Scrophulariaceae (scrophularia, or figwort family) » Lindenbergia muraria (syn. Stemodia muraria, Lindenbergia urticifolia)


lin-den-BER-jee-uh -- named for J. B. G. Lindenberg, German lawyer and bryologist
mur-AY-ree-uh -- from the Greek murus (wall)

commonly known as: wall lindenbergia • Bengali: হলদি বসন্ত haladi basanto • Gujarati: પથ્થર ચટ્ટી patthar-chatti • Hindi: पत्थर चट्टी patthar-chatti, pindru • Marathi: ढोल dhol • Nepalese: बाघ मुखे घाँस bagh mukhe ghans
... ... ... ... any validations for the Hindi name, pindru ?

Native to: s China, Afghanistan, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam


References:
 • Flowers of India ... http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wall%20Lindenbergia.html
 • ENVIS - FRLHT ... http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=6686
 • eFlora ... http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210001029
 • eFlora ... http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=230003283


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Views attached from:
... Bassein fort


For more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Lindenbergiamuraria&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags&z=m

[Balkar Arya]

Nice pics Dinesh Ji
From this post i atleast could get name of the genus of my one of the plant. Will be posting soon for proper id
Thanks
Regards

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Dinesh Valke]

... many thanks, Balkar ji ... please check if you have any information on this species.


Dear friends ... there is no mention of this species in NPGS / GRIN.

and status at following sites:

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at eFlora (Flora of China)
... http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210001029
Current name: Lindenbergia muraria (Roxburgh ex D. Don) Bruhl, J. Dept. Sci. Calcutta Univ. 2: 26. 1920.
Synonym: Stemodia muraria Roxburgh ex D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal 89. 1825.

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at eFlora (Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal)
... http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=230003283
Current name: Lindenbergia indica (L.) Vatke, ; Oesterr. B. Zeits. 25: 10 (1875).
Synonyms:
Lindenbergia muraria (Roxb. ex D. Don) Bruhl
Lindenbergia polyantha Royle ex Benth.
Lindenbergia ruderalis (Retz.) Voigt
Lindenbergia urticifolia Lehm.
Stemodia muraria Roxb. ex D. Don
Stemodia ruderalis Retz.

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in Indian Medicinal Plants - An Illustrated Dictionary by C.P. Khare (Ed.)
Current name: Lindenbergia indica (Linn.) Kuntze.
Synonym: L. urticaefolia Lehm.

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Regards.

[tanay bose]

Nice photos!! common in my garden as a weed, I too posted a month ago.
Tanay

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[JM Garg]

This should be Lindenbergia indica as per keys, images, details and references herein.

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Garg ji. I will correct my notes at flickr shortly.

Regards.

Dinesh