Family:
Molluginaceae Bartl.
Genus:
Glinus L.

Glinus lotoides L.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

[FZ]

Molluginaceae, M. L. Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
A decumbent, semi-prostrate or prostrate spreading rosulate herb up to 30 cm. high, diffusely branched, covered with whitish silky stellate hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, opposite or apparently verticillate; laminae 2–37 × 4–23 mm., elliptic, obovate, spathulate or circular, entire; base cuneate, apex subacute to rounded; petiole up to 1–3 cm. long, green when glabrous or glabrescent, whitish when densely covered with persistent stellate silky hairs.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers greenish-white, sometimes with a pink tinge, apparently cleistogamous, inconspicuous, clustered at nodes, 2–10 per node; pedicels 1–4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth-segments up to 8 mm. long, more or less keeled, acute or mucronate, remaining closed around the fruit.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
Staminodes 0–8, strap-shaped, 2-fid at apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens usually numerous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary of (3)5 united carpels; stigmas (3)5.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a capsule, 6 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds dark brown, usually with ridges, with or without tubercles, the aril c. 1/2 the length of the seed.

[FSOM]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Semierect to prostrate herb, most parts with stellate hairs
Morphology Stem
Stems to 45 cm long
Morphology Leaves
Leaves elliptic to obovate or suborbicular, 10–42 x 5–22 mm, base cuneate into petiole 1–11 mm long, tip subacute to rounded, margin sometimes ± wavy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers 2–10 per node; pedicels 1.5–4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals accrescent to 5–8 x 2.5–4.5 mm, sometimes tinged pink
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
Staminodes 0–9, ± linear, deeply 2-fid, inconspicuous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 11–30
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule (3–)5-celled
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds bluntly papillate, 0.5–0.6 mm long, brown.
Distribution
S2 widespread in tropics and subtropics.
Note
The Somali collection is densely hairy and belongs to var. lotoides. Var. virens Fenzl has a much sparser indumentum. The seeds are sold as a treatment for tapeworms in Ethiopia.

[FWTA]

Molluginaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:1. 1954

Morphology General Habit
A herb of moist sandy places
Note
Very variable.

[FTEA]

Aïzoaceae, C. Jeffrey. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1961

Morphology General Habit
A semi-erect, decumbent or prostrate and rosette-forming pale- or grey-green diffusely-branched densely stellate pubescent herb up to 20 cm. high; branchlets 10–45 cm. long.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or apparently verticillate, petiolate, 10–42 mm. long (including petiole of 1–11 mm.), 5–22 mm. broad; blade elliptic or obovate or suborbicular, plane or the veins impressed above and prominent below, entire or the margin obscurely wavy, subacute to rounded at the apex, cuneate at the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers greenish-white, sometimes with a pink tinge, not conspicuous, in tight nodal fascicles, 2–10 per node, pedicellate; pedicels 1.5–4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5, free.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
Staminodes 0–9, strap-shaped, two-pronged at the apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 11–30.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary of 5, rarely 3 united carpels.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruiting calyx 2.5–4.5 mm. broad, 5–8 mm. long.
Figures
Fig. 5/1–7.
Habitat
Dry river-beds and by open water in scrub and bushland, especially on sandy soils; also a weed of cultivation; 0–1650 m.
Distribution
widespread in the tropics and subtropics K1 K2 K3 K4 K6 K7 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, Congo, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Queensland, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas

Glinus lotoides L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Greenway, P.J. [8045], Zambia 3282.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [8051], Zambia 839.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.], India K000641796 Yes
[C.V.] [2937], India K000641795 Yes
[Roxb.] [s.n.], India K000641797 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1517] K001113318 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1517] K001129325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], India K000641794 Yes

First published in Sp. Pl.: 463 (1753)

Accepted by

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