Hygrophila auriculata
Hygrophila
Also known as: Asteracantha auriculata Nees +14 more
- Asteracantha auriculata Nees
- Asteracantha lindaviana De Wild. & T.Durand
- Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees
- Asteracantha macracantha Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Bahel schulli Buch.-Ham.
- Barleria auriculata Schumach.
- Barleria cornigera Very ex Nees
- Barleria glabrata Vahl ex Nees
- Barleria hexacantha Bertol.
- Barleria hexacantha Moris
- Barleria longifolia L.
- Barleria macracantha R.Br.
- Hygrophila auriculata var. alba (Parmar) P.M.Salim, J.Mathew & Yohannan
- Hygrophila lindaviana (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burkill
- Hygrophila longifolia (L.) Kurz
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Found natively in Africa and Tropical Asia, Hygrophila auriculata (commonly known as Hygrophila) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe