Herbarium JCB

Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine

Family : ACANTHACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
Species : Hygrophila auriculata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine
Common name : Long-leaved Barleria
Vernacular name : Kokilaksah, Iksurah (San.); Talmakhana (Hin.); Kolavaalike, Neeru goobli gida (Kan.)
Collection Nos : CJS 11934, CJS 12177, CS 608
Key identification features : A stout aquatic perennial herb with erect, unbranched stem. Leaves are simple, in whorls, strap-like, accompanied by straight and long spines. Flowers (about 3 cm. across) are generally in four pairs at each node with conspicuous hairy bracts. Fruit is a linear capsule.
Habit : Herb
Native : India, Sri Lanka
Comments : Common around ponds and marshes in plains and upper ghats.
Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore, Tumkur, Udupi
Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere