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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Linderniaceae |
| Genus: | Vandellia |
| Species: | V. diffusa
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| Vandellia diffusa L.
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Vandellia diffusa is a flowering plant belonging to the family Linderniaceae.[1] The genus Vandellia comprised about 52 species in the world. In India, it represents about 7 species[2]. Vandellia diffusa is reported from parts of Europe, Africa and Asia [3]. This small annual herb spreads up to 30 cm, with 4-sided, slightly hairy stems and oval or round, tooth-edged leaves. The flowers are white with a purple tinge, growing singly in leaf axils. The tubular green calyx is hairy, and the corolla has a purplish upper lip with a yellow-marked lower lip. The plant has 4 stamens and produces smooth, elongated capsules containing tiny yellow seeds[4].
References
[edit]- ^ Fischer, E., Schäferhoff, B. & Müller, K. (2013) The phylogeny of Linderniaceae – The new genus Linderniella, and new combinations within Bonnaya, Craterostigma, Lindernia, Micranthemum, Torenia and Vandellia. Willdenowia 43: 209–238.
- ^ Fischer, E., Schäferhoff, B. & Müller, K. (2013) The phylogeny of Linderniaceae – The new genus Linderniella, and new combinations within Bonnaya, Craterostigma, Lindernia, Micranthemum, Torenia and Vandellia. Willdenowia 43: 209–238.
- ^ "Vandellia diffusa L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ Prasad, M.G., Vimal, K.P., Shinoj, K. and Sunojkumar, P., 2014. First record of Vandellia diffusa (Linderniaceae) in Asia. Phytotaxa, 163(1), pp.54-57.