Aegialitis rotundifolia Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Plumbaginaceae > Aegialitis

Characteristics

Leaves orbicular, base mostly rounded or broad-cuneate to slightly cordate, apex truncate or slightly obtuse, protruding, 4½-7 cm diam. Petiole 5-7½ cm long. Bract 10-11 mm. Bracteoles 8-9 mm. Flowers pedicelled up to 13 mm. Stamens 13-18 mm. Styles 9-10 mm. Ripe fruit not described.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support aquatic free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open mangrove swamps, especially in muddy places.
More
Low muddy mangrove.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Toothache (plant exudate), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Aegialitis rotundifolia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Iceland, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand

Conservation status

Aegialitis rotundifolia threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:686196-1
WFO ID wfo-0000521488
COL ID 64XB9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aegialinites rotundifolius Aegialitis annulata Aegialitis rotundifolia