Lindernia crustacea (L.) F. Muell.

Common Name : Malaysian false pimpernel
Family : Scrophulariaceae

HABIT

AN ERECT OR PROSTRATE, GLABROUS ANNUAL HERB; UP TO 30 CM TALL.

STEMS

DIFFUSELY BRANCHED, ROOTING AT THE LOWER NODES.

LEAVES

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.

FLOWERS

AXILLARY, SOLITARY, 6 MM LONG, BLUE-WHITE; LOWER LIP WITH A YELLOW SPOT AT THE BASE.

FRUITS

CAPSULE ELLIPSOID, OBLONG, APICULATE WITH A PERSISTENT STYLE, 3-5 MM LONG AND 2-3 MM WIDE.