Sagina species are annual or perennial herbs, usually caespitose or mat-like forming, stem prostrate or ascending, simple or much branched from the base, slightly angular or terete, glabrous or pubescent, rootstock slender. Leaves simple, opposite or rosette in some perennials, linear lanceolate to subulate, base slightly connate, margin entire, apex acute to mucronate tip or long apiculate, succulent or not, glabrous or pubescent, 1-veined, petiole sessile, stipules absent. Inflorescence axillary or terminal, few flowered cymes or solitary. Flowers bisexual, pedicel spreading or erect in fruit, bracts paired, foliaceous, sepals 4-5, free, distinct, lanceolate, margins scarious, apex acute, greenish to pinkish, petals 4-5, free, white, ovate-oblong to orbiculate, base minutely clawed or absent, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute, absent or deciduous in annuals. Stamens 4-10, filaments distinct, anthers 2-locular, dorsifixed, nectarines present. Ovary superior, unilocular, staminodes absent, ovules many, staminodes absent, style 4-5, alternating with sepals, stigmas 4-5. Fruit capsule, globose-ovoid, dehiscing by 4-5 valves to almost the length of capsule. Seeds many, reniform-globose, laterally compressed or plump, reddish brown, tuberculate or smooth, embryo marginal wings absent.
Sagina apetala Ard.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Alsine apetala (Ard.) Jessen |
synonym | Alsinella apetala (Ard.) E. H. L. Krause |
synonym | Arenaria apetala (Ard.) Vill. |
synonym | Sagina ambigua J.Lloyd |
synonym | Sagina apetala subsp. ciliata (Fries) Hooker fil. |
synonym | Sagina apetala subsp. lamyi (F. W. Schultz) Rouy & Fouc. |
synonym | Sagina apetala subsp. reuteri (Boiss.) P. Fourn. |
synonym | Sagina apetala var. barbata Fenzl |
synonym | Sagina apetala var. imberbis Fenzl |
synonym | Sagina apetala var. urbica (Phil.) Reiche |
synonym | Sagina ciliata Fries |
synonym | Sagina depressa Schultz |
synonym | Sagina filicaulis Jord. |
synonym | Sagina lamyi F. W. Schultz |
synonym | Sagina melitensis Gulia ex Duthie |
synonym | Sagina patula Jordan |
synonym | Sagina quaternella Schloss. |
synonym | Sagina reuteri Boiss. |
synonym | Sagina urbica Phil. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Summary
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
References
Animadv. Bot. Spec. Alt. 22-23.t. f. 1. 1764
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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📚 Natural History
Reproduction
Sagina species flowers are complete, bisexual, i.e., with functional male (androecium) and female (gynoecium), including stamens, carpels and ovary; rarely unisexual. Pollination is entomophilous i.e., by insects, or cleistogamy i.e., by self or allogamy i.e., by cross pollination. Flowering/Fruiting: March-September.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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Dispersal
Seeds may be dispersed by autochory i.e., self dispersal, anemochory i.e., wind dispersal, zoochory i.e., dispersal by birds or animals, anthropochory i.e., dispersal by humans.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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Morphology
Annual herbs, about 4-12 cm tall, usually caespitose or mat-like forming, stem prostrate or ascending, much branched from the base, slightly angular, glabrous or glandular pubescent, rootstock slender. Leaves simple, opposite or in basal leaves in rosette, withering soon, cauline leaves, linear lanceolate to subulate, about 3-8 x 1-3 mm across, base slightly connate, margin entire, apex aristate, not fleshy, glabrous or ciliate, 1-veined, petiole sessile, stipules absent. Inflorescence axillary or terminal, solitary. Flowers bisexual, pedicel spreading or erect in fruit, bracts paired, foliaceous, sepals 4, free, distinct, ovate-oblong, margins scarious, apex acute, hooded, greenish to pinkish, glandular pubescent, spreading horizontally in fruit, petals 4, free, white, ovate-oblong, minute, base minutely clawed or absent, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute, absent or deciduous in annuals. Stamens 4, filaments distinct, anthers 2-locular, dorsifixed, nectarines present. Ovary superior, unilocular, staminodes absent, ovules many, staminodes absent, style 4-5, alternating with sepals, stigmas 4-5. Fruit capsule, globose-ovoid, about 2.5-3 mm long, dehiscing by 4-5 valves to almost the length of capsule. Seeds many, reniform-deltoid, about 0.2-0.3 mm across, grooved, laterally compressed, brown, honey combed or smooth, embryo marginal wings absent.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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Diseases
Sagina species are susceptible to various insect pests, viruses, root rots, powdery mildews and moulds.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Rocky and gravelly places, altitude up to 1200 m.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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Description
Global Distribution
Asia: India, Pakistan, Russia; Africa; Europe; North America.
Local Distribution
Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
Not evaluated (IUCN).
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. |
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/6301099
- The International Plant Names Index (2012). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org. URL: http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=C9F6B7101CFE4E99B9757062B006ED68?find_wholeName=Sagina+apetala&output_format=normal&query_type=by_query&back_page=query_ipni.html
- The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ URL: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2485158
- Catalogue of Life: 2015 Annual Checklist. URL: http://catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2015/details/species/id/77a2f7cf4d35bd42b4dcb3268b6a2d0f
- Harvard University Herbaria, Publication and Botanist databases (HUH) A© 2001 - 2013 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
- Flora of North America, 'eFloras (2008). Published on the Internet http://www.efloras.org [accessed 12 April 2014]*' Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. URL: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060808
- Birgitta Bremer et. al. (2009): An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 105-121.
- Mark W. chase and James L. Reveal (2009): A Phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 122-127.
- Saxena, N. B. & Shamindra Saxena (2001) Plant Taxonomy. Reprint by Pragati Prakashan, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. 124.
- Hooker, J. D., (1872) Flora of British India. Reprint by Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Publishers, Dehra Dun. 1: 243.
- Sharma, B. D., Balakrishnan, N. P., Rao, R. R., & Hajra, P. K. (1993), Flora of India, Botanical Survey of India. Deep Printers, New Delhi. Vol. 2: 557.
- Encyclopedia of Life. Available from http://www.eol.org. Accessed 15 Jan 2014.
- IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2016.
- Plant reproductive morphology. (2014, November 17). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:57, April 9, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plant_sexual_morphology&oldid=539322400Seed dispersal. (2015, March 29). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:59, April 9, 2015, from, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seed_dispersal&oldid=572442927License*:
Information Listing > References
- Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/6301099
- The International Plant Names Index (2012). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org. URL: http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=C9F6B7101CFE4E99B9757062B006ED68?find_wholeName=Sagina+apetala&output_format=normal&query_type=by_query&back_page=query_ipni.html
- The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ URL: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2485158
- Catalogue of Life: 2015 Annual Checklist. URL: http://catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2015/details/species/id/77a2f7cf4d35bd42b4dcb3268b6a2d0f
- Harvard University Herbaria, Publication and Botanist databases (HUH) A© 2001 - 2013 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
- Flora of North America, 'eFloras (2008). Published on the Internet http://www.efloras.org [accessed 12 April 2014]*' Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. URL: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060808
- Birgitta Bremer et. al. (2009): An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 105-121.
- Mark W. chase and James L. Reveal (2009): A Phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 122-127.
- Saxena, N. B. & Shamindra Saxena (2001) Plant Taxonomy. Reprint by Pragati Prakashan, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. 124.
- Hooker, J. D., (1872) Flora of British India. Reprint by Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Publishers, Dehra Dun. 1: 243.
- Sharma, B. D., Balakrishnan, N. P., Rao, R. R., & Hajra, P. K. (1993), Flora of India, Botanical Survey of India. Deep Printers, New Delhi. Vol. 2: 557.
- Encyclopedia of Life. Available from http://www.eol.org. Accessed 15 Jan 2014.
- IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2016.
- Plant reproductive morphology. (2014, November 17). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:57, April 9, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plant_sexual_morphology&oldid=539322400Seed dispersal. (2015, March 29). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:59, April 9, 2015, from, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seed_dispersal&oldid=572442927License*:
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Equisetopsida C. Agardh |
Order | Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl |
Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus | Sagina |
Species | Sagina apetala Ard. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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