Lindernia
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Botany, Shri Gavisiddeshwar Arts, Science and Commerce College, Koppal, Karnataka, India
- 2. Department of Botany, Sidharth Government College, Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh, India
- 3. Department of Botany, Baba Mastnath University, Haryana, India
- 4. Department of Botany, Veer Shahid Kesari Chand Government PG College, Dakpathar (Vikasnagar) Dehradun, India
- 5. Department of Botany, Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College of Science, Arts and Commerce, Bengaluru, India
- 6. Rama Devi Women's University, Odisha, India
Description
Genus Lindernia All., a group of flowering plants from the family Linderniaceae, traditionally belonged to the family Scrophulariaceae. Based on molecular studies Lindernia is segregated along with 12 other genera from the rest of Scrophulariaceae to a new family Linderniaceae in its direction of evolution. Globally, the genus Lindernia comprises about 160 species. It is distributed almost throughout the Tropical and Temperate regions of the world. They fall into 3 main geographical groups. The largest in Asia followed by Africa and America. The distribution and taxonomy of Lindernia have been studied by various taxonomists in certain widespread areas, namely Southeastern North America, Himalayas, India, Burma, China, Malesia, and Nepal. A preliminary study on the genus Lindernia shows that there are about 31 taxa reported from India. Lindernia currently contains 12 or more different genera, of which 3 other genera: Vandellia L., Bonnaya Link & Otto, and Ilysanthes Rafin are most commonly used. These 4 genera were distinguished by the androecium, capsule, leaf, and calyx.