Rotala indica




Family Lythraceae
Scientific name Rotala indica (Willdenow) Koehne
Synonyms Ameletia indica (Willdenow) Candolle; Ameletia uliginosa Miquel; Peplis indica Willdenow; Rotala densiflora (Roth) Koehne var. formosana Hayata; Rotala elatinomorpha Makino; Rotala indica (Willdenow) Koehne var. koreana Nakai; Rotala indica (Willdenow) Koehne var. uliginosa (Miquel) Koehne; Rotala koreana (Nakai) Mori; Rotala uliginosa (Miquel) Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) kikashi-gusa (キカシグサ, キカシ草 [meaning: kikashi weed (meaning of kikashi is unknown)])
(English common name) Indian toothcup
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (southwest region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Swamp, rice paddy
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants creeping 10-15cm long, Leaves 5-10mm long, 3-5mm wide. Flowers red or pink 2mm, flowering in August to October. Annual plants.
Note Rotala indica (Willdenow) Koehne
Rotala indica (Willd.) Koehne
Herbicide for use in transplanted rice (US Patent 3955959/1976)
Pyridyltriazinone compounds (US Patent 4033752/1977)
Tert-Butyl-halophenols (US Patent 4668831/1987)
Herbicidal tetrazolinones combined with other herbicides (US Patent 5635446/1997)
Agent for preventing growth of weeds in rice fields (US Patent 6121196/2000)



September 2006
at lawland swamp
September 2006
at lawland swamp
September 2006
at lawland swamp



September 2006
at lawland swamp
September 2006
at lawland swamp
September 2006
at lawland swamp