
Plantaginaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Limnophila rugosa
Limnophila rugosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
Not known
Propagation
Seed - Cuttings. The stems often form basal roots, and these can be used as propagation material[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Limnophila+rugosa>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
- [2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
- [3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
- [4]Flora Vitiensis Nova — Smith. A.C. · Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii · 1979 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [5]Studies on the Chemical Constituents of the Essential Oil from Limnophila rugosa. — Yu Xuejian; Cheng Biqiang · Acta Botanica Yunnanica 1986 (01) · 1986 ↩︎An analysis of the essential oil of Limnophila rugosa. The original document is in Chinese, with a short abstract in English.