Plant Details

Accepted name:: Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl [Hydroleaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ceylon hydrolea	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
cheruvallel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
diya kirilla	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
keriti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
laangalika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
laangulika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
langali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeli nakshathralu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nn	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ponnankanic cakkalatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tsjeru-vallel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Leaf		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Beloanthera oppositifolia Hassk. Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 55 (1842).
Hydrolea arayatensis Blanco Fl. Filip.: 211 (1837).
Hydrolea ceilonica F.Muell. Fragm. 5: 192 (1866).
Hydrolea inermis Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 172 (1790).
Hydrolea javanica Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 725 (1826).
Hydrolea zeylanica var. glabra Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 251: 175 (1913).
Nama erecta Roxb. Hort. Bengal.: 84 (1814), nom. nud.
Nama zeylanica L. Sp. Pl.: 226 (1753).
Steris aquatica Burm.f. Fl. Indica: 73 (1768).
Steris javanica L. Mant. Pl.: 54 (1767).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Hydrolea zeylanica	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Hydrolea zeylanica Vahl	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Hydrolea zeylanica Vahl.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

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