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Scientific Name: Glinus oppositifolius
English Name: Slender carpetweed, Bitter Cumin, Indian Chickweed
Local/Bangla Name: Gima-sak (গিমা শাক), Jima (জিমা)
Photo: Arjaita,Anushka,RMG,Arushi,Rwiddhi (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Molluginaceae
Description:
It is a low-growing annual herb. The leaves are arranged in pseudo-whorls of 3-6 or opposite; they are spoon-shaped or elliptic with a tapered base and a blunt or pointed tip, with sparse teeth along the margins. The flowers have stalks and are greenish-white. The fruit is a capsule that splits open when ripe, shaped like an ellipse and reddish-brown with distinct granules. It produces numerous kidney-shaped seeds.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It grows in moist fallow lands, cultivated fields, and walls. This plant is commonly found throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
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