Hydroleaceae

Hydrolea L.

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Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl, Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 2 (1791) 46; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 392; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 372; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 207; ≡ Nama zeylanica L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 226. Distribution: Borneo, India, Java, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra. CEBU, LUZON: Bataan, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Sur (photos), Laguna (photos), NCR, Rizal, MINDANAO: Davao, PANAY, SAMAR (photos). Notes: Permanently or periodically swampy or inundated sites, rice paddies, shallow pools and river banks. 0-1000m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Backer, CA. 1951. Hydrophyllaceae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 4: 207-209
Davenport, LJ. 1988. A monograph of Hydrolea (Hydrophyllaceae). Rhodora 90: 169-208.