Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Basionym : Ruellia salicifolia Vahl
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hygrophila ringens var. ringens
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sadhu gobbi (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Swampy places and along streams
  • Comments / notes : On plains to 900m, gregarious in marshy ground
  • Key identification features : Erect herbs, 40-60 cm high; Leaves subsessile, linear-lanceolate, tapering at both ends, glabrous; Flowers in axillary whorls, pale purple; Capsules linear, short, many seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Davanagare district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Odisha : Sambalpur district, Mayurbhanj district, Keonjhar district, Balasore district, Rayagada district, Kalhandi district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Indo-China, South China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
  • 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. 3
    • 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.
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
    • 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 salicifolia. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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