Family: Scrophulariaceae
Synonym: Herpestis monnieri (L.) Rothm.
Vernacular name: Bhrammi, Neerbrahmi
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Low lying marshy places and water
puddles
Distribution: Paleotropics
Flowering and Fruiting: Throughout the year
Key identification features: This herb is either aquatic or
amphibious. The leaves are opposite, thick, and semi-succulent with an
ovate-oblong or spathulate shape. The flowers are solitary and axillary. The
bluish-white corolla is broadly campanulate, and faintly 2-lipped, with five
subequal lobes. There are 4 didynamous stamens. Fruit is a capsule.
Use: Medicinal herb and also as an
ornamental plant in ponds and aquaria
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