Hygrophila difformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Hygrophilinae
Genus: Hygrophila
Species: Hygrophila difformis

Name

Hygrophila difformis (L.f.) Blume, 1826

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cardanthera difformis (L.f.) Druce in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 612 (1917)
- Ruellia difformis L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 289 (1782)
Heterotypic
- Adenosma uliginosa (L.f.) Nees in R.Brown, Verm. Bot. Schr. 3: 298 (1827)
- Cardanthera glutinosa Buch.-Ham. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 68 (1847)
- Cardanthera triflora (Nees) Buch.-Ham. ex Voigt in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 482 (1845)
- Cardanthera uliginosa Buch.-Ham. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 69 (1847), pro syn.
- Cardanthera uliginosa var. birbhumensis Guha in J. Bot. 18: 6 (1880)
- Hygrophila heinei Sreem. in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 223 (1969)
- Hygrophila heinei var. birbhumensis (Guha) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas in H.B.Naithani, Flow. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan: 333 (1990)
- Hygrophila helodes Heine in Adansonia, n.s., 11: 658 (1971 publ. 1972), nom. superfl.
- Hygrophila pseudopolysperma E.Hossain in Bangladesh J. Bot. 3: 48 (1974), nom. superfl.
- Hygrophila triflora (Nees) Fosberg & Sachet in Baileya 21: 147 (1981)
- Ruellia obovata Buch.-Ham. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 292 (1824), nom. illeg.
- Ruellia tanacetifolia Vahl ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 68 (1847), not validly publ.
- Ruellia triflora (Nees) Roxb. in Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 52 (1832)
- Ruellia uliginosa Mart. ex Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 68 (1847), not validly publ.
- Ruellia uliginosa L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 290 (1782)
- Synnema triflorum (Nees) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 500 (1891)
- Synnema uliginosum (L.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 500 (1891)
- Adenosma triflora Nees in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 79 (1832)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia India (E-Himalaya) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 9de Stuk. Pp. 436–484. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page. : 803.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Hygrophila difformis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Hygrophila difformis. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 19 2018.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Hygrophila difformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Hygrophila difformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jun. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hygrophila difformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch:  Indischer Wasserstern
فارسی:  زینه ما
русский:  Гигрофила разнолистная
українська:  Гігрофіла різнолиста
中文:  異葉水蓑衣, 异叶水蓑衣, 水罗兰

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