Hygrophila ( Latin Hygrophila ) is a genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants of the Acanthus family .
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Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Types
- 3 Gallery
- 4 Distribution
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Description
Annual or perennial herbaceous plants , often growing in water or on waterlogged soil. Leaves sessile or with a short petiole. The edge of the leaf is whole, serrated, rarely wavy. Sedentary flowers . The cup is 5-membered. Corolla tubular. Stamens 2 or 4. Seeds are disc-shaped, covered with long mucous hairs [2] .
Views
In the world flora, there are from 46 [3] to 100 species [2] , including:
- Hygrophila abyssinica T. Anderson 1863
- Hygrophila acinos ( S. Moore ) Heine 1972
- Hygrophila acutangula Nees ex Mart. 1841
- Hygrophila acutisepala Burkill 1899
- Hygrophila auriculata
- Hygrophila corymbosa
- Hygrophila difformis
- Hygrophila polysperma
- Hygrophila quadrivalvis
Gallery
Hygrophila serpyllum in Hyderabad .
Hygrophila serpyllum in Hyderabad .
Hygrophila serpyllum in Hyderabad .
Hygrophila schulli , Narsapur, Medak district , India .
Hygrophila schulli , Narsapur, Medak district , India .
Hygrophila schulli , Narsapur, Medak district , India .
Hygrophila schulli , Narsapur, Medak district , India .
Hygrophila schulli , Narsapur, Medak district , India .
Hygrophila schulli , Narsapur, Medak district , India .
Hygrophila schulli , Narsapur, Medak district , India .
Hygrophila schulli , Narsapur, Medak district , India .
Distribution
Representatives of the genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions around the globe [2] .
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Hu Jiaqi, Deng Yunfei, Daniel TF Acanthaceae // Flora of China / Editors: Wu, ZY, PH Raven & DY Hong. - St. Louis: Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2011 .-- Vol. 19 (Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae). - S. 468-469.
- ↑ List of species of the genus Hygrophilus according to The Plant List (English) (lat.) (Retrieved October 6, 2016)