Lindernia crustacea

Family: Linderniaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 10-20 cm tall. The branches are spreading and angular. The leaves are small and oval. They are 1-2 cm long by 1 cm wide They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are purple or blue.

Also put in the family Scrophulariaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in paddy fields. It grows in low lying pastures and along river banks and in rice fields. In southern China it grows below 1,300 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, America, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Cambodia, China, Guiana, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Indochina, Korea, Myanmar, SE Asia, South America, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Malaysian false pimpernel, Nilakanjiram, Phak luem phua

Synonyms

Antirrhinum hexandrum Forssk.; Antirrhinum hexandrum G. Forst.; Buchnera capillaris Desv, ex Ham.; Capraria crustacea L.; Gratiola aspera Roth; Gratiola lucida Vahl; Gratiola lucida Willd.; Hornemannia ovata Link & Otto; Linaria hexandra F. Dietr.; Mimulus javanicus Blume; Morgania aspera Spreng.; Morgania lucida Spreng.; Pentsteira paniculata Griff.; Pyxidaria crustacea (L.) Kuntze; Tittmannia ovata Rchb.; Tittmannia scabra (R. Br.) Spreng.; Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl.; Torenia flaccida R. Br.;