Which Acanthaceae?- For Id 040109JM1

[J.M. Garg]

On 14/12/08 in Hyderabad, AP near a water pond. A smallish herb.
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[Mahadeswara Swamy]

Looks like one of the Rungia / Justicia species.


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[Neil Soares]

Hi Mr. Garg,   It looks like the Marsh Carpet [Hygrophila serpyllum].                 Regards,                   Neil Soares.

--- On Sun, 1/4/09, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Neil ji,

You may be right. Attaching two more pictures for better appreciation.
From Indiantreepix Database:

Hygrophila serpyllum

Acanthaceae

Marsh Carpet, Ran-tewan

These tiny blue flowers were commonly seen in damp patches near dry rocky stream beds Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai (15/2/08)- Kiran ji.

Hygrophila serpyllum (No common name)

Tiny blue flowers - indiantreepix | Google Groups

Hygrophila serpyllum (Ran-tewan)? - indiantreepix | Google Groups

Marsh Carpet

Flickr: dinesh_valke's Photostream

2009/1/4 Neil Soares <drneil...@yahoo.com>

[mayur nandikar]

HI

This Looks like Simply Rungia repens

But never Hygrophila serpyllum.

as per my Knowledge Given Photograph showing Erect habit

While Hygrophila serphyllum is an a purely prostrate one

and look at the inflo. it total Different and Flower i m sure that this must an a Rungia.

Thanking u

 

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Mayur ji for the feedback.

I think some misunderstanding has crept in due to non-clarification from my side that two pictures with clear backgrounds were taken while holding the herb in hand for better clarity. It was certainly a prostrate herb as is evident in the third picture. I have gone through Srikant ji's book & rule out Rungia repens due to smaller size of leaves, prostrate habit & difference in flower.

2009/1/5 mayur nandikar <mnan...@gmail.com>

[JM Garg]

Swami ji & Mayur ji are right. It is some Justicia species.

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Justicia procumbens ?

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

[Gurcharan Singh]

Forwarding for ID

Distributed as Justicia species- Hyderabad

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Which Acanthaceae?- For Id 040109JM1 (google.com)

[Gurcharan Singh]

Forwarding for ID

Distributed as Justicia species- Hyderabad

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Which Acanthaceae?- For Id 040109JM1 (google.com)

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Justicia procumbens Linnaeus

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsv.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHygrophila_serpyllum&psig=AOvVaw2RLAVRGWm0CHQ2BxLmfWXw&ust=1751900563723000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBAQjRxqFwoTCJDwq63AqI4DFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE.  ?????  

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju