Hygrophila erecta
Also known as: Calophanes depressus (Nees) T.Anderson +9 more
- Calophanes depressus (Nees) T.Anderson
- Dyschoriste cernua Nees
- Dyschoriste depressa Nees
- Dyschoriste erecta (Burm.fil.) Kuntze
- Dyschoriste mysorensis (Klein ex Schult.) M.R.Almeida
- Hygrophila bengalensis S.K.Mandal, A.Bhattacharjee & Nayek
- Justicia meysorensis Klein ex Nees
- Justicia mysorensis Klein ex Schult.
- Ruellia commutata Steud.
- Ruellia neglecta Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or helophyte.
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Hygrophila erecta is a shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Samoa, Society Is., Surinam