Hygrophila heinei Sreem.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cardanthera uliginosa Buch.-Ham.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hygrophila difformis (L.f.) Blume
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Near rice fields
  • Comments / notes : Occasional
  • Flower, Fruit : January-April
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district
    • Odisha : Nayagarh district, Angul district, Kalhandi district, Ganjam district, Khurda district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Nayar, T. S., et al, 2006. Flowering plants of Kerala, A hand book
    • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-3.
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hygrophila heinei. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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