Hygrophila difformis
A species in the Acanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Hygrophila
- Species
- Hygrophila difformis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1826
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Hygrophila difformis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Adenosma uliginosaName author: (L.f.) Nees
- Cardanthera difformisName author: (L.f.) Druce
- Cardanthera glutinosaName author: Buch.-Ham. ex Nees
- Cardanthera trifloraName author: (Nees) Buch.-Ham. ex Voigt
- Cardanthera uliginosaName author: Buch.-Ham. ex Nees
- Cardanthera uliginosa var. birbhumensisName author: Guha
- Cardanthera uliginosa var. birbhumensisName author: Guha Bakshi
- Hygrophila heineiName author: Sreem.
- Hygrophila heinei var. birbhumensisName author: (Guha Bakshi) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas
- Hygrophila helodesName author: Heine
- Hygrophila pseudopolyspermaName author: E.Hossain
- Hygrophila trifloraName author: (Nees) Fosberg & Sachet
- Ruellia difformisName author: L.f.
- Ruellia obovataName author: Buch.-Ham.
- Ruellia tanacetifoliaName author: Vahl ex Nees
- Ruellia trifloraName author: (Nees) Roxb.
- Ruellia uliginosaName author: L.f.
- Ruellia uliginosaName author: Mart. ex Nees
- Synnema triflorumName author: (Nees) Kuntze
- Synnema uliginosumName author: (L.f.) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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