Hygrophila phlomoides Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hygrophila angustifolia var. phlomoides (Nees) Benoist; Cardanthera longifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Nees; Hygrophila obovata Griff.; Hygrophila phlomoides var. angusta Ridl.; Ruellia phlomoides Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hygrophila phlomoides Nees
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Herbs or undershrubs, 3-60 cm high; stems erect, hirsute upward; Leaves subsessile, elliptic or oblong, hairy; Flowers in axillary whorls, sessile, bluish purple; Capsules linear or narrowly oblong, many seeded; Seeds ovoid, compressed.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 243
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hygrophila phlomoides. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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