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 | |
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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 | |
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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
- 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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