Hygrophila madurensis
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| 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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Santapaua madurensis N.P.Balakr. & Subram. | |
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]
Balakrishnan and Subramaniam (in J. Indian Bot. Soc. vol.42 on page 411 in 1964), described the genus Santapaua with only one species, namely S. madurensis.[2] Karthikeyan and Moorthy (Fl. Pl. India: vol.22 in 2009) merged the genus Santapaua with Hygrophila giving this species the name, Hygrophila madurensis.[1]