Glinus

Glinus
Glinus oppositifolius at Pocharam lake, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Molluginaceae
Genus:	Glinus L.
Species
6 - 12, see text

Glinus is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the family Molluginaceae. Plants of this genus are sometimes called sweetjuice. They are squat annual herbs with fuzzy to hairy green herbage. The fruit is a capsule containing many kidney-shaped seeds. Some species are used as herbal remedies and some are eaten as food.

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  Glinus oppositifolius at Pocharam lake, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  Glinus oppositifolius at Pocharam lake, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  Glinus oppositifolius at Pocharam lake, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  Glinus oppositifolius (Rau Dang) stir fried with Sambal Belacan

Selected species

• Glinus herniarioides
• Glinus lotoides
• Glinus oppositifolius
• Glinus radiatus

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine