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Genus: Hygrophila
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A mainly tropical genus of
about 100 species with 10 species native to southern Africa.
Species in southern Africa
Information from Welman (2003) - excludes Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Hygrophila abyssinica
Annual herb growing to height of 0.15 m.
Distribution in southern Africa: Namibia |
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Hygrophila acinos
Annual herb growing to length of 0.4 m.
Distribution in southern Africa:
Namibia |
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Hygrophila angolensis
Annual herb growing to height of 0.4 m.
Distribution in southern Africa:
Namibia |
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Hygrophila auriculata
Perennial herb growing to height of 0.9 m. See
Pooley (1998: 488). Distribution in southern Africa: South
Africa > KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga; Swaziland; Namibia.
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Hygrophila gracillima
Perennial herb growing to height of 1.5 m.
Distribution in southern Africa: Namibia |
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Hygrophila linearis
Annual herb growing to height of 0.4 m.
Distribution in southern Africa: Botswana |
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Hygrophila okavangensis
Annual herb growing to height of 0.1 m.
Distribution in southern Africa:
Namibia. |
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Hygrophila pilosa
Perennial herb growing to height of 0.15 m.
Distribution in southern Africa: Botswana;
Namibia. |
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Hygrophila pobeguinii
Annual herb growing to height of 1.5 m.
Distribution in southern Africa: Botswana. |
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Hygrophila prunelloides
Perennial herb growing to height of 0.3 m.
Distribution in southern Africa: Botswana;
Namibia. |
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References
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Pooley, E. 1998. A Field Guide
to Wild Flowers KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora
Publications Trust, Durban.
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Welman, W.G. 2003. Acanthaceae. In
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds), Plants of southern Africa: an
annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 92-106. National Botanical
Institute, Pretoria.
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