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Taxon:
Hygrophila costata
Nees & T. Nees
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Hygrophila
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Ruellieae
Nomen number:
415479
Place of publication:
C. G. D. Nees von Esenbeck et al., Pl. hort. bonn. icon. 2:7, t. 3. 1824
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
12/19/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hygrophila brasiliensis
(Spreng.) Lindau
Hygrophila guianensis
Nees
Ruellia brasiliensis
Spreng.
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Breedlove, D. E., ed.
1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Burger, W. C., ed.
1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Cabrera, A. L., dir.
1977-. Flora de la provincia de Jujuy, República Argentina.
Note:
mentions
Daniel, T. F.
1997. Catalog of the Acanthaceae of Belize with taxonomic and phytogeographic notes. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 21:166.
Hosking, J. R.
1999. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Note:
lists as
Hygrophila costata
Sinning; =
H. brasiliensis
(Spreng.) Lindau
Liogier, H. A.
1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Missouri Botanical Garden.
W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
URL:
http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Note:
=
Hygrophila brasiliensis
(Spreng.) Lindau
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood.
2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:38-41.
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen.
Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/
Note:
lists as
Hygrophila costata
Nees et al.
Wunderlin, R. P.
1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Corrientes
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Entre Ríos
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Misiones
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Salta
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Tucumán
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
,
Dominican Republic
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
[Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Salta, Tucumán],
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
in Australia fide J. R. Hosking, pers. comm. via email on 23 November 1999
Hosking, J. R.
1999. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Name
References