Hygrophila madurensis

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]

Hygrophila madurensis
Scientific 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.

Balakrishnan and Subramaniam (1958) described the genus Santapaua with only one species, namely S. madurensis. Karthikeyan and Moorthy (2010) merged the genus Santapaua with Hygrophila giving this species the name, Hygrophila madurensis.[1]

References

  1. Arisdason, W. (2011). "Hygrophila madurensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T177037A7363762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177037A7363762.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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