Hairy Slitwort
Bonnaya ciliata (Colsm.) Spreng.
Bonnaya ciliata, known as Hairy Slitwort, is a flowering plant in the Linderniaceae family. It is an annual, broad-leaved herb that reaches up to 13 cm in height. Native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and northern Australia, it is found in the Himalayas, Western Ghats, parts of China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Australia. It grows in seasonally dry tropical biomes.
Description
Bonnaya ciliata has oppositely arranged, lanceolate-oblong leaves with serrated margins. It produces light purple or white flowers in racemes. Its native range includes the Himalayas, Western Ghats, Burma, parts of China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Australia. It is adapted to seasonally dry tropical environments.
Other common names
Hairy Slitwort
Distribution
TW · Global · Andaman Is. · Assam · Bangladesh · Cambodia · China South-Central · China Southeast · East Himalaya · Florida · Hainan · India · Jawa · Laos · Malaya · Myanmar · Nansei-shoto · Nepal · New Guinea · Northern Territory · Pakistan · Philippines · Queensland · Sri Lanka · Taiwan · Thailand · Tibet · Vietnam · West Himalaya
Synonyms
Vandellia brachiataLindernia quinquelobaLindernia ciliataLindernia bracteoidesLindernia brachiataLindernia serrataBonnaya aristatoserrataBonnaya brachiataBonnaya bracteoidesBonnaya personataBonnaya pusillaBonnaya quinquelobaBonnaya serrataCyrtandra personataGratiola ciliataGratiola grandifloraGratiola serrataIlysanthes serrataVandellia ciliataIlysanthes ciliataIlysanthes aristatoserrataBonnaya brachiata var. radicataBonnaya serrata
