• Family : ACANTHACEAE
  (ACANTHUS FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
• Species : Hygrophila salicifolia
• Basionym : Ruellia salicifolia Vahl
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hygrophila ringens var. ringens
• Vernacular name : Sadhu Gobbi (Tel.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : September-March
• Native : Tropical Asia
• Comments : On plains to 900 m, gregarious in marshy ground, near streams and along margins of ponds.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; Mahanandi Hills (Kurnool district), Maredumilli Hills (East Godavari district), Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Sambalpur district, Keonjhar district, Rayagada district, Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary (Kalahandi district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Himalaya, India, Indo-China, South China, Japan, Malesia, Philippines
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Hygrophila salicifolia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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