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Contrary to J. A. Duke (1961), it appears best to consider Drymaria cordata as introduced in North America. The earliest collections were made in Florida in the early 1900s.
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This species is used medicinally and is a widely distributed, noxious weed.
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Description
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Plants annual. Stems straggling, sometimes subscandent, usually rooting at lower nodes, 60--90 cm, mostly glabrous, minutely papillose toward inflorescence. Stipules membranous, splitting into few whitish setae. Petiole poorly defined, 3--7 mm; leaf blade ovate-cordate, (0.5--)1--3(--3.5) × 0.6--3 cm, prominently 3--5-veined from base. Bracts lanceolate, scarious. Pedicel 3--5 mm, slender, glandular hairy. Sepals lanceolate-ovate, 2--3.5(--5) mm, margin membranous, 3-veined, glandular hairy, apex subacute. Petals white, obovate-cuneate, ca. 2.5 mm, deeply 2-cleft; segments narrow, apex ± acute. Stamens 2--3(--5), shorter than sepals. Styles 3, connate at base. Capsule ovoid, (1.5--)2--3 mm in diam., 3-valved. Seed dark brown, suborbicular, ca. 1.5 mm, regularly densely tuberculate. Fl. Apr--Oct, fr. Jun--Dec.
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Distribution
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Africa, America, naturalised in India, Pacific Is.
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Distribution
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Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [native to Central and South America].
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Habitat
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Damp shaded sites, often near streams or under shrubs, disturbed areas; 200--1900(--2400) m.
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Synonym
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Holosteum cordatum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 88. 1753
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Synonym
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Holosteum cordatum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 88. 1753; Dry-maria cordata subsp. diandra (Blume) J. A. Duke; D. diandra Blume.
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Drymaria cordata: Brief Summary
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Drymaria cordata, the tropical chickweed, West Indian chickweed, or golondrina, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to moist habitats in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, and has been introduced to many places in the tropics and subtropics, including the southeast US, the Caribbean, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Japan, and a number of islands. It is known as one of the most aggressive weeds of the tropical and subtropical parts of the world.
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Drymaria cordata: Brief Summary
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Drymaria cordata là loài thực vật có hoa thuộc họ Cẩm chướng. Loài này được (L.) Willd. ex Schult. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1819.
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