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Hygrophila madurensis

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Hygrophila madurensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Hygrophila
Species:
H. madurensis
Binomial name
Hygrophila madurensis
(N.P.Balakr. & Subram.) Karthik. & Moorthy
Synonyms

Santapaua madurensis N.P.Balakr. & Subram.

Hygrophila madurensis is a critically endangered aquatic plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Nallakulam in the Alagar Hills of the Eastern Ghats in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

Balakrishnan and Subramaniam (in J. Indian Bot. Soc. vol.42 on page 411 in 1964), described the genus Santapaua with only one species, namely S. madurensis.[2] Karthikeyan and Moorthy (Fl. Pl. India: vol.22 in 2009) merged the genus Santapaua with Hygrophila giving this species the name, Hygrophila madurensis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Arisdason, W. (2011). "Hygrophila madurensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T177037A7363762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177037A7363762.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Santapaua N.P.Balakr. & Subr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 October 2022.