Native to 45 botanical countries across Africa and Tropical Asia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, Durban Botanic Garden)
-29.84663, 31.00417
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Hygrophila
Specific Epithet
auriculata
Authorship
(Schumach.) Heine
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#295,168 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
6%