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Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud., Nomencl. bot. 1:418. 1821 (Syn: Ruellia ringens L.; (=) Hygrophila angustifolia R. Br.; (=) Hygrophila quadrivalvis Buch.-Ham.; (=) Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees; (≡) Ruellia ringens L. (basionym); (=) Ruellia salicifolia Vahl); (Ref. GRIN );
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Hygrophila ringens subsp. ringens (syn: Dipteracanthus ringens (L.) Abeywickr.; Hygrophila angustifolia (Poir.) R. Br.; Hygrophila barbata Nees ex Steud.; Hygrophila ciliaris (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) Nees; Hygrophila dimidiata Nees; Hygrophila lancea (Thunb.) Miq.; Hygrophila malabarica Raf.; Hygrophila obovata (Roxb.) Nees; Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees; Hygrophila stricta Hassk.; Hygrophila undulata (Vahl) Bl. (ambiguous synonym); Hygrophila undulata (Vahl) Nees (ambiguous synonym); Justicia lancea Thunb.; Ruellia angustifolia Poir.; Ruellia bracteata Willd. ex Nees; Ruellia ciliaris Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Ruellia dimidiata (Nees) Nees; Ruellia longifolia Roth; Ruellia obovata Roxb.; Ruellia ringens L.; Ruellia salicifolia Vahl; Ruellia undulata Vahl; Ruellia upudalii B. C. Vogel) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Hygrophila ringens var. ringens (Syn: Ruellia ringens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 635. 1753; Dipteracanthus ringens (Linnaeus) Abeywickrama; Hygrophila angustifolia R. Brown; H. lancea (Thunberg) Miquel; H. megalantha Merrill; H.quadrivalvis (Buchanan-Hamilton) Nees; H. salicifolia (Vahl) Nees; H. salicifolia var. megalantha (Merrill) H. S. Lo & L. D. Chou; Justicia lancea Thunberg; R. quadrivalvis Buchanan-Hamilton; R. salicifolia Vahl.) as per Flora of China
. hy-GRO-fill-uh — Greek: hugros (moist), philo (love), refers to affinity for moist soil … Dave’s Botanary RIN-jens — open-mouthed, referring to a hole … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: erect hygrophila • Kannada: ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli • Malayalam: നീര്ച്ചുള്ളി nir-schulli • Marathi: धाकटा कोळसुंदा dhakta kolsunda • Sanskrit: इत्कट itkata • Tamil: நீர்ச்சுள்ளி nir-c-culli • Telugu: సాదు గొబ్బి sadu-gobbi • Tulu: ಮೈತಳ meitala, ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli . Native to: India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China .
Acanthaceae week: Hygrophila ringens: 1 post by 1 author. 1 image.
commonly known as: erect hygrophila • Malayalam: nir-schulli • Sanskrit: itkata • Tamil: நீர்ச்சுள்ளி nir-c-culli •Telugu: చాదు గొబ్బి sadu gobbi
botanical names: current – Hygrophila ringens • synonyms: H. angustifolia, H. erecta, H. quadrivalvis, H. salicifolia,Ruellia ringens, R. salicifolia
Id please: … most probably Hygrophila ringens (family Acanthaceae). Thank you …
Found this erect herb beside a rural drainage.
Species : UNKNOWN
H & H : erect, about 1 ft. high and smaller, stem hard (woody); not aromatic
Date : 08/02/2013
Place : Hooghly This species seems to be Hygrophila ringens of FoI, the description of which can be found in FoC.
But, not sure if it is H. salicifolia Nees, or H. quadrivalvis Nees of the “Bengal Plants”, because of FoC page – http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250096424. This is very interesting –
There is an illustration –
According to the Flora of British India Hygrophila obovata Nees = H. dimidiata Nees = H. salicifolia var. dimidiata. —–> The problem with this id is that F. B. I. mentions its distribution in Java and Borneo!       Hooghly Today : Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud.: you do have an eye that catches the unusal ….
pink flowers from the andamans for id. mm1 22022013: Seems to be Hygrophila sp. i am hoping it is Hygrophila ringens. I agree with …
Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud (??) from Assam : Attachments (7). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Attached images may be Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud . Please validate.
Date :15.12.2013
Location: Kamrup district
Family : Acanthaceae
Genus & species : Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud (?)
Habitat: Grows wild besides drainage
Habit : Herb Yes it is Hygrophila ringens (L.) Steud.   Acanthaceae Fortnight: Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud from Assam-KD 03 Mar 2015 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments(4)
Acanthaceae fortnight SN07 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Hygrophila ringens :: Thane :: DVMAR54/65 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images.   Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)
Plant name: Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 81. 1832.
Family: Acanthaceae
Description:
Herbs, annual, 0.3-1 m tall. Stems 4-angled, rooting at lower nodes, glabrescent. Leaves opposite; sessile; lamina 4-10 × 0.8-1.5cm, linear-lanceolate, margin serrate, base attenuate, apex acute. Flowers 4-5mm across, in axillary whorls; bracts linear, bracteoles lanceolate, hispid on mid vein. Calyx lobes 5, divided half way down, lobes acute, unequal, hispid. Corolla pale purplish-blue, 2 lipped. Stamens 4, didynamous, included. G(2); stigma linear. Capsule oblong; seeds 8-12, orbicular, wooly when young.
Habitat & location: Found in moist swamps.
Medicinal Uses: Same as H.auriculata . Names of Plants in India :: Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. : 5 posts by 3 authors.
Nice picture … Not seen, probably distributed in your area and further south. Thanks for sharing!! Thanks … for the appreciation. hy-GRO-fill-uh — Greek: hugros (moist), philo (love), refers to affinity for moist soil … Dave’s Botanary
RIN-jens — open-mouthed, referring to a hole … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: erect hygrophila • Kannada: ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli • Malayalam: നീർച്ചുള്ളി neerchulli, ഉപ്പുതെളി upputheli • Marathi: धाकटा कोळसुंदा dhakta kolsunda • Sanskrit: इत्कट itkata • Tamil: நீர்ச்சுள்ளி nir-c-culli • Telugu: సాదు గొబ్బి sadu-gobbi • Tulu: ಮೈತಳ meitala, ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli botanical names: Hygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng. … homotypic synonyms: Dipteracanthus ringens (L.) Abeyw. • Ruellia ringens L. … POWO Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
erect hygrophila
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
നീർച്ചുള്ളി neerchulli
ഉപ്പുതെളി upputheli
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
धाकटा कोळसुंदा dhakta kolsunda
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
इत्कट itkata
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
நீர்ச்சுள்ளி nir-c-culli
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
సాదు గొబ్బి sadu-gobbi
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಮೈತಳ meitala
ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/03/hygrophila-ringens-l-rbr-ex-spreng.html . Bilaspur plant I’d request : 2 images.
Attached herewith is a plant from Bilaspur with request for I’d.
Photographed in November 2020 Close up of flower attached. Acanthaceae ? Yes …. Appears as Acanthaceae plant. I think it is hygrophila balsamica … plant is Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. and … plant is Hygrophila phlomoides Nees as per comparative images at Hygrophila .
Fwd: [efloraofindia:212724] Acanthaceae ID from Bangladesh SM 192- 1 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Please check Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. and KEY in Bengal Plants. I guess correct ID. I too agree with …    Any possibility of Hygrophila species from Acanthaceae!! Thanks … Hygrophila schulli has thorn ? But no thorn I have seen this plant stem. See a close on plz. Close-ups of bracteoles, calyx and details of leaf surface are needed to id any Hygrophila. These attached pictures (Ramana-jan_2014©_Sourav Mahmud (11)_resize.jpg and Ramana-jan_2014©_Sourav Mahmud (12)_resize.jpg) suggest that the species can be Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud.
But, as I said earlier that “Close-ups of bracteoles, calyx and details of leaf surface are needed to id any Hygrophila.”, it is difficult to confirm. Hygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng. . ID request ?: 2 images.
Habitat: near wetlands Habit: Herb
Date- 02/02/2021
Location- kota Rajasthan Hygrophila Pl. check comparative images at Hygrophila
. Id of an Acanthaceae plant: 2 high res. images. It is Hygrophila sp. Any habit image? This is another image of the plant which partly shows its habit. Hygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ?? Yes, appears close to images at Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. . I’d of Acanthaceae species: 2 high res. images. Any more images, … I think it is close to images at Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. Yes … I guess the correct ID ! . Hygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Nov 11, 2011 · 9:01 AM IST: 6 images. .
. Hygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng. :: Waghbil, Thane :: Oct 27, 2007 · JUN23 DV315: 5 images. .
Hygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng. :: Waghbil, Thane :: Oct 18, 2009 · JUN23 DV375: 2 images.
Hygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng.
Waghbil, Thane :: Oct 18, 2009 · 12:21 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl
Many thanks to Radha Veach for validating the ID at iNaturalist
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