Hygrophila ringens (L.) Steud.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hygrophila quadrivalvis (Buch-Ham) Nee; Hygrophila angustifolia R. Br.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hygrophila ringens (L.) Steud.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Plains
  • Comments / notes : Moist localities in the plains
  • Key identification features : A gregarious annual to perennial herbs occuring in shallow waters or in marshy habitats
  • Flower, Fruit : October-March
  • Collector(s) Name : Sunny Mathew
  • Collection Locality : Gurguria, Similipal, Mayurbhanj District; Lakkidi, Wynad District
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hygrophila ringens. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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