Zaleya decandra

Description

Many Stamen Horse Purslane is a prostrate fleshy herb.Leaves are unequal,up to 3.5 x 1.5 cm,elliptic,oblong or ovate,tip pointed,base wedge-shaped,stalk up to 1 cm,sheathing at base.Flowers are borne in leaf axils,solitary or in clusters.Bracts are membranous,bracteoles 1.5 mm.Sepal cup is 2 mm,sepals 5,3 mm,ovate,mucronate,on the back.Petals are absent,stamens 15,filaments 4 mm,anthers oblong,ovary 2 mm,oblong,1-ovuled,styles 2.Capsule is 5 mm,flat at the tip.Many Stamen Horse Purslane is found in India,Sri Lanka,Myanmar,East Timor,Indonesia.