imo its hygrophila difformis
here is a pic from my emersed setup
Does anyone recognise this aquatic plant (emersed form) ?
imo its hygrophila difformis
here is a pic from my emersed setup
Wow the emersed form of H difformis looks so different !Originally Posted by baruch mor
I believe it is a Hygrophila sp but not too sure of the species name.
I'll try to grow that plant submersed to see if it looks familiar.
Hi,
Look more like limnophila to me. Does it have any mint or herb smell?
Jack
No mint smell. I think it is from the Acanthaceae family and very likely a Hygrophila sp
Hi GanCW.
It seems that the stem in the foreground has a couple of flower buds on it.
It would be great if you could find an open flower and post a picture of it.
Let us know also how the plant performs and changes underwater.
Until that the plant that looks closer in my opinion is Limnophila Chinensis.
Here are some pics of limnophila chinensis I took in Mc Ritchie (but it is common in all Singapore)
Of course a photo of a flower on your plant would be decisive.
My best regards.
Fabrizio.
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Fabrizio,
Thanks! That does look like the plant in my photo. I wanted to photograph the flower but unfortunately it opened after I left for work in the morning. I will try to photograph the flower so that we can confirm the ID.
The reason I am interested in the ID of this plant is because caterpillar of a species butterfly feeds on it. I have been trying to find out the host plant of this butterfly for the past 3~4 years and finally last week I saw the butterfly laying eggs on this plant !
What were you doing in McRitchie ? It is a long way from Italy
Hi GanCW.
If the plant in object is really limnophila chinensis the butterfly you are talking about could lay eggs not only on it but also on other plants of the same family (Scrophulariacee).
Limnophila aromatica is strictly correlated and you could give it a try.
In the last few years I came to Singapore a couple of times per year for my actual job.
Singapore is the place I love most and I never missed the chance to travel
extensively in search of my loved aquatic plants (I took something like 5000 pics until now).
Last time I was in Singapore (January-February 2005) I came back home with my hand-luggage totally filled with plants that is very difficult to find in Italy (Like limnophila chinensis and several types of mosses).
I hope to come back very soon and take with me the ones I missed last times and, especially,some of the wonderful shrimps that are so common in the shops in Singapore (in Italy we only have Caridina Japonica).
B.R.
Fabry, does FLAG ring a bell?
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
Fabrizio, let us know when you're coming back again.
Fish.. Simply Irresistable
Back to Killies... slowly.
Hi B.R.Originally Posted by fabry
The plant has been ID by the Singapore Herbarium as Limnophila villosa Blume , family Scrophulariaceae.
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