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Lindernia crustacea (L.) F. Muell.
Common Name : Malaysian false pimpernel
Family : Scrophulariaceae
An erect or prostrate, glabrous annual herb; up
to 30 cm tall.
Diffusely branched, rooting at the lower nodes.
Ovate, 0.5-2 cm long and 0.4-1.5 cm wide, apex
acute or obtuse, base rounded or subcordate,
margins entire to crenate-serrulate.
Axillary, solitary, 6 mm long, blue-white; lower
lip with a yellow spot at the base.
Capsule ellipsoid, oblong, apiculate with a
persistent style, 3-5 mm long and 2-3 mm wide.
Weed ID Manual 209