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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species occurs from southern Europe, east through Siberia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, India, Pakistan and Nepal east to southern China (Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan, Taiwan (Province of China), Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam and Indonesia (Yamazaki 1990, Cook 1996, Kress et al. 2003, Nguyen et al. 2005, Newman et al. 2007, Ahmed 2009, Kwek et al. 2009, GRIN 2011, NMNH 2011).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Afghanistan; Albania; Austria; Bangladesh; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; China (Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Croatia; Czech Republic; France (France (mainland)); Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; India (Bihar, Jammu-Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Indonesia (Jawa); Japan; Kazakhstan; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Nepal; Pakistan; Poland; Portugal (Portugal (mainland)); Romania; Russian Federation (Altay, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, South European Russia, West Siberia); San Marino; Serbia (Serbia); Slovakia; Spain (Spain (mainland)); Switzerland; Tajikistan; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1200
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Population [top]
Population: No population information available.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species is a classic species of nutrient-rich or organic silt in the drawdown zones of lakes, reservoirs and ponds, also occurring on the beds of drained fishponds and oxbow lakes, as well as rice fields, sandy humid waste ground, marshes, river banks and wet low-lying areas.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species has medicinal properties (Pan et al. 2009) of clearing liver heat ,cool the blood, diminish inflammation and detumescence. It can be propagated by tissue culture (Zhang et al. 2007). Used as a remedy for gonorrhoea and the juice is given to children who pass green-coloured stools (Ahmed et al. 2009).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known past, ongoing or future threats to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures in place or needed.
Citation: Lansdown, R.V. 2011. Lindernia procumbens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T162228A5561284. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T162228A5561284.en. Downloaded on 04 August 2016.
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