- Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : PLANTAGINACEAE
- Basionym : Herpestis rugosa Roth
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Limnophila rugosa (Roth) Merr.
- Vernacular name : Bringraj, Bhringaraja, Bhrungraja (Oria)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Along streams, ponds and marshy areas under shade
- Comments / notes : Occasional on hills to 1100m in marsh, along watercourses etc.
- Key identification features : Aromatic herb
- Flower, Fruit : July-January
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Vishakapatnam district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
- Karnataka : Hassan district
- Kerala : Malappuram district
- Odisha : Bargarh district, Mayurbhanj district, Keonjhar district, Sundergarh district
- Tamil Nadu : Namakkal district
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia to Malaysia, Northwards to Phillipines, Eastwards to New Guinea
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; 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=Limnophila rugosa. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.
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