Ammannia aegyptiaca

Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd., Hort. Berol. Icon. 1: t. 6 (1803) (syn: Ammannia baccifera subsp. aegyptiaca (Willd.) Koehne ; Ammannia crassissima Koehne ; Ammannia salicifolia Monti ex Blume);
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Egypt to Angola, India: Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Mauritania, Nicobar Is., Sudan-South Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: Greece, Jamaica, Spain as per POWO;

As per efi thread:
Here below I have listed the differences briefly …
Ammannia baccifera ssp. baccifera
cymes peduncled
epicalyx minute
capsule exceeding calyx tube
Ammannia baccifera ssp. aegyptiaca
cymes sessile-subsessile
epicalyx horn-like
capsule included within the calyx
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Ammannia baccifera from around Tikkar Tal Lake, Morni, Haryana:
Ammannia baccifera L.,  Sp. pl. 1:120. 1753
A common weed in wetlands, photographed from around Tikkar tal lake, Morni Haryana


– Ammannia-baccifera is also very common in our locality.


Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



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Hooghly -> Ammannia baccifera Linnaeus:

Attaching images of Ammannia baccifera Linnaeus, photographed today in an uncultivated land in Hooghly.
ID Help : efi thread

Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



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ANAUG39 Please confirm if Ammannia baccifera : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4).
Found in Bangalore (outskirts)
August 2014

Photos have been clicked by a friend.


Yes it is Ammannia baccifera L.


Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



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Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. SN Oct 15 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).
Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd., (= A. baccifera subsp. aegyptica (Willd.) Koehne,
Tall herb near moist places from Anekal area of Bangalore.

Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



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ANDEC21 Please identify this aquatic plant : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6).

Mysore Road, Karnataka
Growing in a stream
7th December 2014


Ammannia baccifera L.


Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



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Ammannia baccifera : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 301 kb.
Ammannia baccifera
family: Lythraceae
Habit : Herb
Height : 45 cm
Habitat : River side, wet region.

Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



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ID requested : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
ID plz. Clicked at Faridkot, Punjab (India), elevation is 196 metres (643 ft) on June 9, 2019

Seems to be Ammannia baccifera:

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Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



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Ammannia baccifera : Muscat : 28AUG19 : AK-36 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
These are my pictures of Ammannia baccifera taken in Muscat near a water body.

Thanks …, for the pictures. I am convinced that plant in my post is different.

Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



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Ammania species ? : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1)- 5 mb.
Attached pictures of can you identify the genus? I think it is Ammania gracilis but gracilis is not found in India. There is Ludwigia (no idea genus ?perinis) and Typha augustifolia also in this picture.


Ammannia may be Ammannia baccifera L. as per comparative images at Ammannia


Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106


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ID: wetland edge plant reddish green stem/fruit: 2 images.
Bhopal
Black soil
15/11/2021


Ammannia baccifera L. ??


I concur with …. Plenty around lake bed in my place.


Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106


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Plant for I’d from Bilaspur: 2 high res. images.
Request for I’d of a plant from Bilaspur. Appears to be Suaeda.
Photographed in January, 2022.


Ammannia baccifera L.


Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106


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FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV102: 1 image.
Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. … FOR VALIDATION
popular synonym: Ammannia baccifera subsp. aegyptiaca (Willd.) Koehne
Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · 2:23 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl


https://www.gbif.org/species/11083499 ??


Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. (not synonym of Ammannia baccifera L.)
https://powo.science.kew.org/names:552648-1#synonyms

it is true that two can’t be considered as synonyms according to POWO, COL and WFO, but before calling this as A. aegyptiaca, we need to know differences between the two before we decide ID of this.


Referring to the differences that I put in another post, in this posted observation of Ammania aegyptica,
I see sessile cymes; and the leaf base as sub-cordate, compared to ssp. baccifera which has a attenuate-cuneate base.


I will wait for those who are familiar with genus Ammannia for study purposes to validate this ID.
I have suggested ID based merely on my thinking.


Taking it as Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. as per keys provided by Dinesh ji in the discussions at  FOR VALIDATION :: Ammannia baccifera L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV106



 

 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of Pakistan  Flora of peninsular India

Updated on October 16, 2025

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