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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species occurs throughout southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India east to southern China (Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, southern Yunnan), Taiwan (Province of China), and south through Indochina, the Malay Peninsula and the Philippines to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; China (Guangxi, Hainan); India (Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal); Indonesia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Nepal; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Singapore; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 200
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1600
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Population [top]
Population: Often locally very abundant (Cook 1996).
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
The species grows on the margins of ponds, in marshes, wet low-lying areas, wet grassy habitats and in rice fields.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
It is used as a wild food plant and medicine in some villages in Thailand (Yamazaki 1990).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
No threats have been reported for this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation actions are known or needed for this species.
Citation: Mani, S. 2011. Lindernia pusilla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176963A7340947. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T176963A7340947.en. Downloaded on 04 August 2016.
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