Category: Hygrophila

Hygrophila heinei Sreem., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 223 1969. (syn: Cardanthera uliginosa Buch.-Ham.; Hygrophila pseudopolysperma E.Hossain (Unresolved); Ruellia uliginosa L.f. (Unresolved); Synnema uliginosum Kuntze (Unresolved)); Images by Muthu Karthick, N, Identified by R. Kottaimuthu (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   This species is endemic to India. It is distributed in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, […]

Hygrophila difformis (L. f.) Blume, Bijdr. 804 1826.; Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Nepal; also cultivated (as per GRIN); . Hygrophila difformis is known from India, Mayanmar, Bangladesh and Nepal.  In India it is reported from Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal (Cook 1996). It is perennial or annual. Usually found in shallow water where it may be bottom-rooted […]

Hygrophila balsamica Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 66 1838. ;   Images by S. Kasim (Identified S. Koley & A. Sinha & Vijayasankar Raman) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)      Identification of Plant specimen : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Pl help me to identify the attached specimen:Place:  Puzhal, Chennai Suburb, TamilnaduDate: 26-01-15Found near the water body. […]

Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 456 1867. (Syn: Hemiadelphis polysperma (Roxb.) Nees; Justicia polysperma Roxb.; Ruellia uliginosa Wall.); . dwarf hygrophila, dwarf hygro, Miramar weed or Indian waterweed; . lowland herb Hooghly 30-01-13 sk2: Found this small herb in a lowland which remains underwater from July to December. Species : UNKNOWN […]

Hygrophila phlomoides Nees, N. Wallich, Pl. asiat. rar. 3:80. 1832;    Images by Karuna Kanta Das, Identified/  Validated by Surajit Koley & Subir K. Ghosh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   Hygrophila sp. from Assam :  Attachments (8). 8 posts by 3 authors. Attached images may be Hygrophila sp.. Please ID the plant.   Date :24.11.2013 Location: Kamrup district, Assam Family […]

Hygrophila triflora (Roxb. ex Nees) Fosberg & Sachet in Baileya 21: 145. 1981. (Syn: Adenosma triflora Roxb. ex Nees in Wall.; Ruellia triflora Roxb.; Cardanthera triflora (Roxb. ex Nees) Buch.-Ham. ex Nees in DC.; Synnema triflorum (Roxb. ex Nees) Kuntze) as per BSI Flora of India Checklist;                                                 . Hygrophila difformis (L. f.) Blume, Bijdr. 803 (1826). […]

Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine, Kew Bull. 16:172. 1962 (Syn: (=) Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees; (≡) Barleria auriculata Schumach. (basionym); (=) Barleria longifolia L.; (≡) Hygrophila schulli M. R. Almeida & S. M. Almeida); . hy-GRO-fill-uh — Greek: hugros (moist), philo (love), refers to affinity for moist soil … Dave’s Botanaryaw-rik-yoo-LAY-tuh — shaped like an ear, eared … Dave’s Botanary  .commonly known as: long-leaved […]

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 ); .  Hygrophila ringens subsp. ringens (syn: Dipteracanthus ringens (L.) Abeywickr.; Hygrophila angustifolia (Poir.) R. Br.; […]

Hygrophila serpyllum T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 456 1867. (Syn: Adenosma polysperma Spreng.); . hy-GRO-fill-uh — from Greek hugros (moist), philo (love), refers to affinity for moist soil ser-PIE-lum — a name for thyme . commonly known as: marsh carpet • Hindi: सरपत sarpat • Gujarati: સરપત sarpat • Marathi: रान तेवण ran tewan […]