Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusHygrophila
Scientific name with authorshipHygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? dimidiata Wall.Dipteracanthus ringens (L.) Abeyw.Hygrophila angustifolia var. quadrivalvis (Buch.-Ham.) F.N.WilliamsHygrophila assurgens NeesHygrophila barbata NeesHygrophila barbata Nees ex Steud.Hygrophila ciliaris (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) NeesHygrophila dimidiata (Wall.) NeesHygrophila incana (B.Heyne) C.B.ClarkeHygrophila lancea (Thunb.) Miq.Hygrophila malabarica Raf.Hygrophila megalantha Merr.Hygrophila obovata (Roxb. ex Hornem.) NeesHygrophila obovata WightHygrophila phlomoides var. repens C.B.ClarkeHygrophila quadrivalvis (Buch.-Ham.) NeesHygrophila quadrivalvis Buch.-Ham.Hygrophila radicans Wall.Hygrophila radicans Wall. ex NeesHygrophila ringens (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng.Hygrophila ringens (L.) Steud.Hygrophila ringens subsp. longifolium J.Mathew & Kad.V.GeorgeHygrophila ringens subsp. ringensHygrophila ringens var. assurgens (Nees) Karthik. & MoorthyHygrophila ringens var. cochinensis (Remadevi & Binojk.) Karthik. & MoorthyHygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) NeesHygrophila salicifolia var. assurgens (Nees) C.B.ClarkeHygrophila salicifolia var. cochinensis Remadevi & Binojk.Hygrophila salicifolia var. dimidiata (Wall.) C.B.ClarkeHygrophila salicifolia var. glabra T.AndersonHygrophila salicifolia var. hirsuta T.AndersonHygrophila salicifolia var. megalantha (Merr.) H.S.Lo & L.D.ChouHygrophila salicifolia var. quadrivalvis (Buch.-Ham.) J.B.ImlayHygrophila stricta Hassk.Hygrophila undulata (Vahl) BlumeHygrophila undulata (Vahl) NeesJusticia lancea Thunb.Ruellia angustifolia Poir.Ruellia ciliaris Buch.-Ham.Ruellia ciliaris Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Ruellia dimidiata (Nees) NeesRuellia hirsuta Roxb.Ruellia longifolia B.HeyneRuellia longifolia B.Heyne ex RothRuellia obovata Roxb.Ruellia obovata Roxb. ex Hornem.Ruellia quadrivalvis Buch.-Ham.Ruellia radicans Wall.Ruellia ringens L.Ruellia salicifolia VahlRuellia undulata VahlRuellia upudalii B.Vogel
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier60454721-2
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.