• Family : HYDROPHYLLACEAE
  (Waterleaf Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : KOLIARY FAMILY
• Family (as per The APG System III) : HYDROLEACEAE
• Basionym : Nama zeylanica L.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl
• Vernacular name : Neeli nakshatralu, Pedda ponnaganti (Telugu); Balluballua, Languliya, Balluballua-kashindri (Oria); Vellol (Malayalam)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Wet places
• Flower, Fruit : August-May
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
  • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Odisha : Koraput district, Ganjam district, DP, Mayurbhanj district
  • Tamil Nadu : Erode district
• Native : Asia, Australia
• World Distribution : Pantropical
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (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; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hydrolea zeylanica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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