Acanthaceae
Hygrophila

Hygrophila abyssinica (Hochst. ex Nees) T.Anderson

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 22 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Ethiopia and Namibia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Heine in Kew Bull. 16: 174 (1962).
  • in. J. Linn. Soc. 7: 22 (1868)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Heine in Kew Bull. 16: 174 (1962).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 482 (1997).
  • T. Anderson in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 22 (1863).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 174 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P.A.: 930 (1964)
  • F.E.E. 5: 381 (2006).
  • F.W.T.A. (ed. 2) 2: 395 (1963)
  • J.L.S. 7: 22 (1863)
  • K.B. 16: 174 (1962)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 481 (1997)
  • Opera Bot. 59: 80 (1980)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schweinfurth, G. [2799] Sudan K000393888 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, H. Central African Republic K:SPC-27461.033 No
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9630] Zambia K001589875 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9642] Zambia K001589883 Yes
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [2716] Benin K001562096 Yes
Merrett, L. [LM2073] Zambia K001582000 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2033] Botswana K001581943 Yes
Sudan K000393887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [293] Ethiopia K000393884 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [293] Ethiopia K000393883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [972] Sudan K000393886 Type Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [972] Sudan K000393885 Type Yes
Chevalier, A. [6714] Central African Republic K000393892 Unknown Type Material Yes
Antunes [132] Angola Hygrophila angolensis K000393781 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1915] Angola Hygrophila angolensis K000393782 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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