Limnophila aromatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus: Limnophila
Species:

Limnophila aromatica (Lam.) Merr., 1917

Homotypic
- Gratiola aromatica (Lam.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 14 (1805)
- Limnophila chinensis subsp. aromatica (Lam.) T.Yamaz. in J. Jap. Bot. 53: 313 (1978)
- Ambulia aromatica Lam. in Encycl. 1: 128 (1783)
Heterotypic
- Antirrhinum aquaticum Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 384 (1790)
- Limnophila aromaticoides Y.P.Yang & S.H.Yen in Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 38: 285 (1997)
- Limnophila chamaedrifolia G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 543 (1838)
- Limnophila gratissima Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 749 (1826)
- Limnophila punctata Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 750 (1826)
- Limnophila punctata var. subracemosa Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 388 (1846)
- Stemodia punctata F.Muell. in Syst. Census Austral. Pl.: 97 (1882)
- Terebinthina aromatica Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 467 (1891)
- Terebinthina aromatica var. punctata (Blume) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 467 (1891)
- Ambulia gratissima (Blume) Nakai ex Furumi in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 111 (1916)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Caroline Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines
- Regional: China
  - China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea
- Regional: Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
- Introduced into:
  - New Caledonia

Merrill, E.D. 1917. An Interpretation of Rumphius's Herbarium Amboinense. 595 pp., Manila, Bureau of Printing. BHL Reference page. : 466

Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.

International Plant Names Index. 2025. Limnophila aromatica. Published online. Accessed: July 25 2025. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Limnophila aromatica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 25. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Limnophila aromatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 July 2025. Reference page.
IUCN: Limnophila aromatica (Lam.) Merr. (Least Concern)