Plant taxonomy, vernacular and botanical nomenclature matters.

• Glinus cambessedesii Fenzl.  ->  Glinus radiatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Rohrb.
• Glinus herniarioides (Gagnep.) Tardieu
• Glinus lotoides L.
• Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC.
• Glinus radiatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Rohrb.

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Glinus herniarioides (Gagnep.) Tardieu

FRENCH :  Glinus sauvage du Cambodge, Glinus sauvage du Laos, Glinus sauvage du Vietnam.

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Glinus lotoides L.

SYNONYM(S) :  Mollugo hirta Thunb., Mollugo lotoides (L.) C. B. Clarke, Mollugo lotoides (L.) Kuntze

CHINESE :  星粟草  Xing su cao.

ENGLISH :  Damascisa (USA).

VIETNAMESE :  Rau đắng long.

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Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC.

SYNONYM(S) :  Mollugo oppositifolia L., Mollugo spergula  L.

CHINESE :  长梗星粟草  Chang geng xing su cao, 长梗星粟草 (Taiwan), 苦葉  Ku ye, 苦葉 Foo yip (Cantonese-Australia).

ENGLISH :  Bitter leaf (Australia).

FRENCH :  Balassa (Mali), Glinus des vietnamiens.

JAPANESE :  ホソバモンパミミナグサ  Hosobamonpamiminagusa.

RUSSIAN :  Глинус супротивнолистный.

THAI :  ขี้ก๋วง .

VIETNAMESE :  Rau đắng đất, Rau đắng lá vòng.

A photograph of the leaves by Hai Le can be seen on flickr.

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Glinus radiatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Rohrb.

SYNONYM(S) :  Glinus cambessedesii Fenzl., Mollugo cambessedesii (Fenzl.) J. M. Coulter, Mollugo radiata Ruiz & Pav.

ENGLISH : Shining damascisa.

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Sorting related Mollugo names
 
 

• Mollugo cambessedesii (Fenzl.) J. M. Coulter  ->  Glinus radiatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Rohrb.  (see above)
• Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser.
• Mollugo hirta Thunb.  -> Glinus lotoides L.  (see above)
• Mollugo lotoides (L.) C. B. Clarke  -> Glinus lotoides L.  (see above)
• Mollugo lotoides (L.) Kuntze   -> Glinus lotoides L.  (see above)
• Mollugo nudicaulis Lam.
• Mollugo oppositifolia L.    ->  Glinus oppositifolius (L.) A. DC.  (see above)
• Mollugo pentaphylla L.
• Mollugo radiata Ruiz & Pav.   ->  Glinus radiatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Rohrb.  (see above)
• Mollugo spergula  L.  ->  Glinus oppositifolius (L.) A. DC.  (see above)
• Mollugo stricta L.
• Mollugo verticillata L.
  

 
 
 

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Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser.

SYNONYM(S) :  Pharnaceum cerviana L.

CHINESE :  线叶粟米草  Xian ye su mi cao.

ENGLISH :  Slender carpetweed, Threadstem carpetweed.

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Mollugo nudicaulis Lam.

CHINESE :  无茎粟米草   Wu jing su mi cao.

 

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Mollugo pentaphylla L.

HINDI : झरसी  Jharasi.

MARATHI : झरसी   Jharasi.

TAMIL : குத்துத்திராய் Kuttuttiray, Turapoondu.

TELUGU : ???????   Chetarasi.
 
 

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Mollugo stricta L.

CHINESE :   粟米草    Su mi cao.

JAPANESE :  ザクロソウ  Zakurosou.

MALAY : Rumput belangkas.
 

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Mollugo verticillata L.

CHINESE :  光叶粟米草  Guang ye su mi cao (Taiwan),  多棱粟米草  Duo leng su mi cao, 种棱粟米草  Zhong leng su mi cao.

ENGLISH :  Carpetweed,  Green carpetweed,  Indian-chickweed, Mollugine.

JAPANESE :  クルマバザクロソウ  Kurumaba zakurosou.
 
 

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+ REFERENCES
Online + REFERENCES
Specific & complementary


 
Dinesh Valke, 2009, Jharasi, flickr Photostream, Yahoo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1437296701/

eFloras.org, 2009, Flora of China, Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Starr Foundation, and the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust.
http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=2

Mingi Weng, 2009, Mollugo stricta, flickr Photostream, Yahoo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mingiweng/3202248235/

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdumplist.pl (08 February 2009)

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Compiled by Michel H. Porcher
08/02/2009