Manipur loosestrife

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Manipur loosestrife

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Lysimachia candida var. depauperata
• Lysimachia obovata
• Lysimachia glaucescens
• Lysimachia inconspicua
• Lysimachia samolina

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Under the subclass Magnoliidae and order Ericales, it is classified under the family Primulaceae. Finally, it is categorized within the genus Lysimachia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution spanning across diverse regions of Africa and Asia. In the African continent, it is specifically documented within the West-Central Tropical Africa region, particularly in the DR Congo. Its presence in Asia is extensive, covering multiple provinces throughout China. Specifically, it can be found in China South-Central, China North-Central, and China Southeast. Additionally, the species extends its reach to the tropical island of Hainan in China.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Lysimachia candida is strictly characterized by its specific altitudinal niche, as it is found exclusively within a narrow elevational band. The species occupies a highly specialized habitat centered around a mean elevation of 2100 m AMSL. This environmental preference is extremely consistent, with both the minimum and maximum recorded limits of its elevational range also converging at 2100 m AMSL. Such precise data indicates that the plant is likely an alpine or high-altitude specialist, restricted to a very specific vertical zone within its ecosystem where the temperature, atmospheric pressure, and moisture levels remain constant.

Elevational range max:

2100 m AMSL

Life history

The life history of Lysimachia candida is characterized by its classification as an annual plant, meaning it completes its entire biological cycle—from germination and vegetative growth to flowering and seed production—within a single growing season. As an annual, the plant focuses its energy on rapid development and prolific seed dispersal to ensure the survival of the next generation before the onset of unfavorable environmental conditions. Following seed germination, the plant undergoes a period of vegetative expansion, establishing its structural framework to support the eventual development of reproductive organs. Once it reaches maturity, it transitions into a flowering stage, which is critical for sexual reproduction and genetic diversity. After successful pollination and the maturation of seeds, the individual plant completes its lifecycle and dies, leaving the seeds in the soil to await the conditions necessary for the subsequent annual cycle.

Lifecycle :

annual

Morphology

The morphology of Lysimachia candida is characterized by its herbaceous growth form, functioning as a non-woody plant. It typically reaches an average plant height of approximately 0.4 m. In terms of its structural habit, the species is classified as a self-supporting herb, lacking the climbing mechanisms of obligate or facultative climbers.

Climber :

self-supporting

Growth form :

herb

Plant height mean:

0.4 m

Woodiness :

non-woody

Physiology

The physiology of Lysimachia candida is characterized by specific vegetative dimensions and metabolic properties that define its growth patterns. The foliage exhibits significant morphological variability, with leaf lengths ranging from a minimum of 1 cm to a maximum of 5 cm, maintaining a mean length of approximately 3 cm. Complementing this, the leaf width fluctuates between a minimum of 0.2 cm and a maximum of 1.2 cm, with an average width of 0.7 cm. In terms of nutrient acquisition and metabolic processes, the plant does not function as a nitrogen fixer, meaning it relies on the assimilation of nitrogen from the soil rather than through symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

Leaf length max:

5 cm

Leaf length mean:

3 cm

Leaf length min:

1 cm

Leaf width max:

1.2 cm

Leaf width mean:

0.7 cm

Leaf width min:

0.2 cm

Nitrogen fixer :

no

Reproduction

The reproduction of Lysimachia candida is characterized by its specific inflorescence and fruit morphology. The plant produces an inflorescence that typically ranges in length from a minimum of 0.05 m to a maximum of 0.1 m. Following pollination, the development of the fruit is marked by precise dimensions; the fruit length varies from a minimum of 0.2 cm to a maximum of 0.3 cm, with an average length of 0.25 cm. Similarly, the fruit width displays a range between 0.2 cm and 0.3 cm, maintaining a mean width of 0.25 cm.

Fruit length max:

0.3 cm

Fruit length mean:

0.25 cm

Fruit length min:

0.2 cm

Fruit width max:

0.3 cm

Fruit width mean:

0.25 cm

Fruit width min:

0.2 cm

Inflorescence length max:

0.1 m

Inflorescence length min:

0.05 m

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Lysimachia candida has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Astragalin, N-Acetylgalactosamine.

Astragalin

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR

N-Acetylgalactosamine

1. Molecular omics

Activities

Lysimachia candida has 1 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antiobesity.

Antiobesity

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Conditions

Lysimachia candida has 5 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include obesity, adipogenesis, free fatty acids, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome.

Obesity

1. Molecular omics
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Adipogenesis

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Free fatty acids

1. Molecular omics

Insulin resistance

1. Molecular omics

Metabolic syndrome

1. Molecular omics