Nir-Schulli / Erect Hygrophila
Hygrophila ringens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Nir-Schulli
Identify Nir-Schulli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nir-Schulli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hygrophila ringens
- Genus
- Hygrophila
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Plains
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Native to
- Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nir-Schulli itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nir-Schulli itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- நீர்ச்சுள்ளி nir-c-culli
- Malayalam
- nir-schulli
About Nir-Schulli
Erect hygrophila (Hygrophila ringens) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 3 other states. It grows in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Nir-Schulli belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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