Annual plant generally grown 1 month after rice planting. Stems are soft, green, succulent, 10-20 cm. high, few stems, 2-3 stems at the tip. Leaves simple, alternate around the nodes, very thin, 1-1.5 X 1.5-3 cm., petiole 0.5 cm. lanceolate, acute, entire, pinnate. Inflorescence clusters, 0.5 cm long, no petiole, no sepals, 5 petals, purplish white, 5 stamens, 1 pistil, blooms from June-July, from bottom upward. Seeds round. The plants are generally grown as weeds in the paddy fields. (Rattana Phromphichai, 1999, p. 3859) |
