Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud., Nomencl. bot. 1:418. 1821 (Syn: Ruellia ringens L.; (=) Hygrophila angustifolia R. Br.; (=) Hygrophila quadrivalvis Buch.-Ham.; (=) Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees; (≡) Ruellia ringens L. (basionym); (=) Ruellia salicifolia Vahl); (Ref. GRIN ); Hygrophila ringens subsp. ringens (syn: Dipteracanthus ringens (L.) Abeywickr.; Hygrophila angustifolia (Poir.) R. Br.; Hygrophila barbata Nees ex Steud.; Hygrophila ciliaris (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) Nees; Hygrophila dimidiata Nees; Hygrophila lancea (Thunb.) Miq.; Hygrophila malabarica Raf.; Hygrophila obovata (Roxb.) Nees; Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees; Hygrophila stricta Hassk.; Hygrophila undulata (Vahl) Bl. (ambiguous synonym); Hygrophila undulata (Vahl) Nees (ambiguous synonym); Justicia lancea Thunb.; Ruellia angustifolia Poir.; Ruellia bracteata Willd. ex Nees; Ruellia ciliaris Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Ruellia dimidiata (Nees) Nees; Ruellia longifolia Roth; Ruellia obovata Roxb.; Ruellia ringens L.; Ruellia salicifolia Vahl; Ruellia undulata Vahl; Ruellia upudalii B. C. Vogel) as per Catalogue of Life; Hygrophila ringens var. ringens (Syn: Ruellia ringens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 635. 1753; Dipteracanthus
ringens (Linnaeus) Abeywickrama; Hygrophila angustifolia R. Brown;
H. lancea (Thunberg) Miquel; H. megalantha Merrill; H.
quadrivalvis (Buchanan-Hamilton) Nees; H. salicifolia (Vahl) Nees;
H. salicifolia var. megalantha (Merrill) H. S. Lo & L. D.
Chou; Justicia lancea Thunberg; R. quadrivalvis Buchanan-Hamilton;
R. salicifolia Vahl.) as per Flora of China hy-GRO-fill-uh -- Greek: hugros (moist), philo (love), refers to affinity for moist soil ... Dave's Botanary RIN-jens -- open-mouthed, referring to a hole ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: erect hygrophila • Kannada: ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli • Malayalam: നീര്ച്ചുള്ളി nir-schulli • Marathi: धाकटा कोळसुंदा dhakta kolsunda • Sanskrit: इत्कट itkata • Tamil: நீர்ச்சுள்ளி nir-c-culli • Telugu: సాదు గొబ్బి sadu-gobbi • Tulu: ಮೈತಳ meitala, ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli Native to: India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China Acanthaceae week: Hygrophila ringens: 1 post by 1 author. 1 image. via Species > H > Hygrophila ringens
    commonly known as: erect hygrophila • Malayalam: nir-schulli • Sanskrit: itkata • Tamil: நீர்ச்சுள்ளி nir-c-culli •Telugu: చాదు గొబ్బి sadu gobbi botanical names: current - Hygrophila ringens • synonyms: H. angustifolia, H. erecta, H. quadrivalvis, H. salicifolia,Ruellia ringens, R. salicifolia
Id please: id please at thane creek was a small herb in muddy area near creek. ... most probably Hygrophila ringens (family Acanthaceae). Thank you ...
Found this erect herb beside a rural drainage. Species : UNKNOWN H & H : erect, about 1 ft. high and smaller, stem hard (woody); not aromatic Date : 08/02/2013 Place : Hooghly This species seems to be Hygrophila ringens of FoI, the description of which can be found in FoC. But, not sure if it is H. salicifolia Nees, or H. quadrivalvis Nees of the "Bengal Plants", because of FoC page - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250096424. This is very interesting -
There is an illustration -
According to the Flora of British India Hygrophila obovata Nees = H. dimidiata Nees = H. salicifolia var. dimidiata. -----> The problem with this id is that F. B. I. mentions its distribution in Java and Borneo! you do have an eye that catches the unusal .... good we get to see them thru your efforts
havelock island, andamans last week of december, 2013 Seems to be Hygrophila sp. i am hoping it is Hygrophila ringens. I agree with ...
Attached images may be Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud . Please validate. Date :15.12.2013 Location: Kamrup district Family : Acanthaceae Genus & species : Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud (?) Habitat: Grows wild besides drainage Habit : Herb Yes it is Hygrophila ringens (L.) Steud.
Acanthaceae Fortnight: Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud from Assam-KD 03 Mar 2015 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)
Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Spreng.(= Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees,) herb from Tirunelveli dt of Tamilnadu
Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Spreng. at Vaghbil, Thane on various dates
Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2) Plant name: Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 81. 1832. Family: Acanthaceae Description: Herbs, annual, 0.3-1 m tall. Stems 4-angled, rooting at lower nodes, glabrescent. Leaves opposite; sessile; lamina 4-10 × 0.8-1.5cm, linear-lanceolate, margin serrate, base attenuate, apex acute. Flowers 4-5mm across, in axillary whorls; bracts linear, bracteoles lanceolate, hispid on mid vein. Calyx lobes 5, divided half way down, lobes acute, unequal, hispid. Corolla pale purplish-blue, 2 lipped. Stamens 4, didynamous, included. G(2); stigma linear. Capsule oblong; seeds 8-12, orbicular, wooly when young. Habitat & location: Found in moist swamps. Medicinal Uses: Same as H.auriculata Names of Plants in India :: Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. : 5 posts by 3 authors. via Species > H > Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. ... family: Acanthaceae hy-GRO-fill-uh -- Greek: hugros (moist), philo (love), refers to affinity for moist soil ... Dave's Botanary RIN-jens -- open-mouthed, referring to a hole ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: erect hygrophila • Kannada: ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli • Malayalam: നീര്ച്ചുള്ളി nir-schulli • Marathi: धाकटा कोळसुंदा dhakta kolsunda • Sanskrit: इत्कट itkata • Tamil: நீர்ச்சுள்ளி nir-c-culli • Telugu: సాదు గొబ్బి sadu-gobbi • Tulu: ಮೈತಳ meitala, ನೀರ್ ಚುಳ್ಳಿ neerchulli botanical names: Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. ... synonyms: Hygrophila angustifolia R. Br. • Hygrophila quadrivalvis Buch.-Ham. • Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees • Ruellia ringens L. (basionym) • Ruellia salicifolia Vahl ... NPGS / GRIN October 18, 2009 ... Vaghbil, Thane Nice picture ... Not seen, probably distributed in your area and further south. Thanks for sharing!! Thanks ... for the appreciation. I think these are found along the west coast, typically in marsh / swamps near mangroves. I checked now - it is also recorded from Rajasthan - thus may have affinity to swamps with salt content. Bilaspur plant I'd request : 2 images. Attached herewith is a plant from Bilaspur with request for I'd. Photographed in November 2020 Close up of flower attached. Acanthaceae ? Yes .... Appears as Acanthaceae plant. I think it is hygrophila balsamica ... plant is Hygrophila ringens (L.) R. Br. ex Steud. and ... plant is Hygrophila phlomoides Nees as per comparative images at Hygrophila References: GRIN Catalogue of Life Flora of Pakistan (Hygrophila quadrivalvis (Buch.-Ham.) Nees in Wallich) Annonated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees, ; in Wall.) Flora of China (Hygrophila ringens (Linnaeus) R. Brown ex Sprengel) The Plant List 1 (Hygrophila ringens (L.) Steud.- Accepted) The Plant List 2 (Hygrophila angustifolia R.Br.- Unresolved) The Plant List 3 (Hygrophila salicifolia Nees- Unresolved) The Plant List 4 (Hygrophila quadrivalvis (Buch.-Ham.) Nees- Accepted name) Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India Globinmed ENVIS - FRLHT |
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