title: Rotala malampuzhensis
text: # Rotala malampuzhensis
  
  Rotala malampuzhensis is a terrestrial annual gregarious herb. It is endemic to the Western Ghats.
  
  ## Description
  
  The stems are many branched, creeping and rooting below. Leaves are narrow, sessile, oppositely arranged alternately at right angles, microscopically truncate at apex. The flowers and fruits are solitary, sessile and crimson color.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  In Kerala this plant is common in Alappuzha, Kozhikkode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kottayam, and Kannur districts in moist areas.
  
  